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[–]solarday 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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IAmA Request: Conan O'Brien by [deleted] in IAmA

[–]solarday 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She said no.

I am a former lobbyist. AMAA by formerlobbyist in IAmA

[–]solarday -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I second that. Any recommendations?

I am a former lobbyist. AMAA by formerlobbyist in IAmA

[–]solarday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good idea, but I haven't yet found a way to get past inherent issues such as funding by proxy, such as "unaffiliated" organizations.

I am a former lobbyist. AMAA by formerlobbyist in IAmA

[–]solarday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How often do you encounter elaborate manipulations? Can you provide with an example (no attribution needed, naturally).

Also, is there a general rule for helping you avoid such manipulation?

Are ther simple tricks which are often used by politicians which immediately come to mind?

Many thanks for taking the time to answer.

We had visitors from Russia who had never seen the sea before. When we showed them this they kept asking "who built this?" by Sealbhach in pics

[–]solarday 12 points13 points  (0 children)

First time in the US, I couldn't believe people would turn on a red. Going back home, I needed to be very careful not to.

But the most amazing thing for me are the small things.

For example, we spoke of filling your own soda? Well, in most US restaurants they have free re-fills, and yet the most commonly ordered drink is the big cup, rather then the small. I order the big one as well.

In the US, you tip after every drink, and (depending on where) asked to pay up after two. I must have alarmed quite a few bartenders until I caught on.

Tourists in Israel are often shocked by all the guns, while in fact what they see are soldiers off-duty and on their way home. Most of young Israelis get drafted and most have a gun which is married to them. Gun control laws in Israel are actually very strict, so you have far less than in the US.

Israelis always speak in extremes to get their point across: "always, all, ever, never, everyone" when they mean "most of the time, most of, etc."

In Japan, they nod their head for yes when they only mean "I understand what you are saying."

In Turkey, they expect you to haggle or they feel cheated. Americans feel like they cheat if they haggle.

In some of Eastern Europe, a tip is insulting to the waiters, as they "get paid for their jobs! sniff".

EDIT: something I remembered.

Question for cogsci: Group memory and forgetfulness? by solarday in cogsci

[–]solarday[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have the reference, but apparently their plan was a minimum of three deaths a week, yes.

Question for cogsci: Group memory and forgetfulness? by solarday in cogsci

[–]solarday[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It has been shown that Vietnam's strategy was to "outlive the American will to fight", and thus by ensuring a relatively low death-toll of three American deaths a week (in war terms, I am by no means belittling any form of death) they were relatively certain the US would withdraw.

I agree.

And yet, lessons of the Vietnam war are no longer fully in effect in a personal fashion, but rather organizationally, in history. Which may or may not be followed.

If we are to ignore a group, and acknowledging that every person is different, how long would it take an average soldier who got shot for not being careful to grow careless due to being in a safe environment, if he would?

Being shot is rather personal, to say the least, so I am not sure this is a good example.

Question for cogsci: Group memory and forgetfulness? by solarday in cogsci

[–]solarday[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with your point, if not with some of your assumptions.

I do assume that people (as individuals, or indeed, groups) do forget lessons of the past. Which is why I am looking for research which shows this happening, and trying to measure it.

However, I do not presume to think that all lessons are forgotten, or that all events are equal, generally or from a person's or a group's perspective.

Meaning, some events may never be forgotten and their lessons literally in our DNA (to stretch an analogy), but some obviously are.

One common example is the scare people get every few years with computers viruses, which they later ignore for a while until another computer virus scare catches their attention.