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Rationalist Judo, or Using the Availability Heuristic to Win

Posted by sims on Friday July 15, 2011 @08:54PM
from the lesswrong.com dept.

http://lesswrong.com/lw/6lx/rationalist_judo_or_using_the_availability/

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Re:Rejection Therapy, iPhone Programming, and Irrationality on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @05:25PM (#2145489)

Your comment may have given him the rejection he was looking for.

Re:The $20 Starbucks Test on Friday December 24, 2010 @07:49AM (#2037177)

I think you missed the crux of the article. The article is not about manipulating emotions with lies, it's about getting different opinions and perspectives on your product.

His method was a little crass, but I'll bet he wrote it with his tongue planted firmly in his cheek.

Re:Get iCourage. The Rejection Therapy iPhone App is Here on Thursday December 16, 2010 @04:56PM (#2013917)

I don't see a problem with it. I say put it out there and see if it's of interest to the HN clan. By inhibiting yourself, you're only depriving yourself of an audience who might be genuinely interested.