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Re: Applying an experimental procedure to fall in love

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Post by gamerDude » Sat, Jan 10, 2015, 4:46 PM UTC

logicallee wrote: post #12

I thought this was great and recommend the article. Click through to the list of questions - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/fashion/no-37-big-wedding-... There's no harm in trying it. At worst you'll get to know someone. I'd have no qualms working through this set with at least a dozen people I can think of off-hand (some of whom aren't available anyway, it doesn't matter, or where we flirt anyway.) The questions…

I would definitely save my computer. But I don't think it should be embarrassing.

You already saved loved ones and pets, next your value may be your thoughts (saved in documents), work (value to the world), etc. There is a lot of good reasons to save that.

That is what the why is for, to add the actual personal reasons behind it. Which is the important part of the question.

Re: Applying an experimental procedure to fall in love

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Post by minthd » Sat, Jan 10, 2015, 4:50 PM UTC

What i don't get-why did something like this remains hidden from the general public for 20 years ? Why didn't the study authors worked on popularizing this ?

Re: Applying an experimental procedure to fall in love

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Post by jvagner » Sat, Jan 10, 2015, 4:55 PM UTC

jacques_chester wrote: post #20

Time for all of us to come up with pre-canned answers. "My greatest weakness is that I'm a workaholic perfectionist. I know I should spend more time doing stuff other than working and preparing for work, but it's just so important to do everything that is best for my company."

The whole, whole point of her article is that, in that action, you're not choosing love, and won't get it.

Read the last sentence of her article again...

Re: Applying an experimental procedure to fall in love

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Post by andrewlynch » Sat, Jan 10, 2015, 4:56 PM UTC

Apply to Tinder.

Re: Applying an experimental procedure to fall in love

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Post by Bootvis » Sat, Jan 10, 2015, 4:58 PM UTC

jmharvey wrote: post #17

Whatever happened to HN's rule about clickbait headlines?

The headline covers the content quite well in my opinion. There should be no rule against a descriptive headline.

Re: Applying an experimental procedure to fall in love

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Post by k-mcgrady » Sat, Jan 10, 2015, 5:02 PM UTC

jmharvey wrote: post #17

Whatever happened to HN's rule about clickbait headlines?

AFAIK the rule is to use the title given in the article and not create your own click bait headline. IF the mods determine the articles title is click bait they can change it.

Re: Applying an experimental procedure to fall in love

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Post by dang » Sat, Jan 10, 2015, 5:15 PM UTC

k-mcgrady wrote: post #26

jmharvey wrote: post #17

Whatever happened to HN's rule about clickbait headlines?

AFAIK the rule is to use the title given in the article and not create your own click bait headline. IF the mods determine the articles title is click bait they can change it.

The rule says "unless it is misleading or linkbait", so in the case of linkbait it's not only legit to change the title, it's requested.

We've attempted to replace the title of this article with a more neutral one.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: Applying an experimental procedure to fall in love

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Post by garretraziel » Sat, Jan 10, 2015, 5:16 PM UTC

djrtwo wrote: post #19

rhblake wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Art of Loving , while feeling a bit dated in some parts (especially Fromm's views on homosexuality), is on the whole a fantastic, short little book that I reread every few years or so. I always liked his definition of love: "Love is the active concern for the life and the growth of that which we love. Where this active concern is lacking, there is no love."

Love has a circular definition? I find that interesting. It implies (to me) that more love grows from love. Maybe the experiment successfully lays the down a foundation to begin the circular love reinforcement.

I don't think that it's circular definition. Definition talks about the one you love, in other words:

love(x, y) = x has the active concern for the life and the growth of y

"Where this active concern is lacking, there is no love" only says that "if x has no active concern about y, love is zero".

Re: Applying an experimental procedure to fall in love

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jan 10, 2015, 5:22 PM UTC

k-mcgrady wrote: post #26

jmharvey wrote: post #17

Whatever happened to HN's rule about clickbait headlines?

AFAIK the rule is to use the title given in the article and not create your own click bait headline. IF the mods determine the articles title is click bait they can change it.

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Re: Applying an experimental procedure to fall in love

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Post by dean » Sat, Jan 10, 2015, 5:23 PM UTC

gamerDude wrote: post #21

logicallee wrote: post #12

I thought this was great and recommend the article. Click through to the list of questions - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/fashion/no-37-big-wedding-... There's no harm in trying it. At worst you'll get to know someone. I'd have no qualms working through this set with at least a dozen people I can think of off-hand (some of whom aren't available anyway, it doesn't matter, or where we flirt anyway.) The questions…

I would definitely save my computer. But I don't think it should be embarrassing. You already saved loved ones and pets, next your value may be your thoughts (saved in documents), work (value to the world), etc. There is a lot of good reasons to save that. That is what the why is for, to add the actual personal reasons behind it. Which is the important part of the question.

First thing I thought of was photos, and they are all on the computer. Which is backed up, but onsite.