Yesterday, I read this Slate Star Codex article about social class in the US. It responds to a post here here on Livejournal by sideria, which I haven't yet read. I haven't read the two different social class breakdowns the article mentioned, either Michael Church's or Unqualified Reservation's. I have to remain skeptical of the exact breakdowns, but the ( Read more... )

I reread Duff's article about How to Deal Effectively With Peer Pressure and the JADE heuristic, and it's a great tool for avoiding needless conflict when others are trying to use peer pressure on you.

JADE is for what you're trying to avoid:

1. Justifying
2. Arguing
3. Defending
4. Explaining

It is a good heuristic. There are other times and places it might be ( Read more... )

I posted a few questions the week before last about how people interact with ourselves, other people, and our memories and sensations. I learned a lot from everyone who responded either in the comments section or in private. Thanks everyone! If you missed it and wanted to have a look here it is againWhen I said, "Answer whatever you care to, in ( Read more... )

[Answer whatever you care to, in whatever way you'd like. This isn't for anything in particular.]


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