From: M. Taylor Saotome-Westlake Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 01:33:44 +0000 (-0700) Subject: copyedit "Smart": quotes, not italics where mistakable for emphasis X-Git-Url: http://534655.efjtl6rk.asia/source?a=commitdiff_plain;h=90c97ce5a92b180b3fb7050a992467e617fa68ee;p=Ultimately_Untrue_Thought.git copyedit "Smart": quotes, not italics where mistakable for emphasis --- diff --git a/content/2017/smart.md b/content/2017/smart.md index 20e888f..d3212cb 100644 --- a/content/2017/smart.md +++ b/content/2017/smart.md @@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ Tags: autogynephilia, cathartic "I know. I prefer not to _phrase_ it that way, either, because like you—like everybody who matters—I think males with late-onset gender dysphoria _should_ have a respected place in Society to pursue their dream if that's what makes them happy. -"But if you ignore the derogatory _style_ of that way of _phrasing_ it and just ask about the [_predictions_](http://lesswrong.com/lw/i3/making_beliefs_pay_rent_in_anticipated_experiences/) made by the mental model that generated the derogatory phrasing, _men who think they're women are delusional perverts_ is the [_correct theory_](https://sillyolme.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/autogynephilia/)! If _really smart_ people who are _really good_ at philosophy can't get this _really easy_ question right because saying the right answer out loud in clear language _makes us look bad_—what are we good for? Why should people who aren't _already_ ideologically allied with us _care_?" +"But if you ignore the derogatory _style_ of that way of _phrasing_ it and just ask about the [_predictions_](http://lesswrong.com/lw/i3/making_beliefs_pay_rent_in_anticipated_experiences/) made by the mental model that generated the derogatory phrasing, 'men who think they're women are delusional perverts' is the [_correct theory_](https://sillyolme.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/autogynephilia/)! If _really smart_ people who are _really good_ at philosophy can't get this _really easy_ question right because saying the right answer out loud in clear language _makes us look bad_—what are we good for? Why should people who aren't _already_ ideologically allied with us _care_?"