Perhaps I should not have used such sensationalist language. I admit I don’t know the whole story, and that more details are likely to find many nonrational reasons the change occurs. Still, I suspect rational persuasion did play a role, if not a complete one. Anecdotally, the Less Wrong discussion changed my opinion of polyamory from “haven’t really thought about it that much” to “sounds plausible but I haven’t tried it”.
In any case, if your memory of that section of Less Wrong history contributes positively to your nostalgia, it’s worth reconsidering the chance events like that will ever happen again.
Perhaps I should not have used such sensationalist language. I admit I don’t know the whole story, and that more details are likely to find many nonrational reasons the change occurs. Still, I suspect rational persuasion did play a role, if not a complete one. Anecdotally, the Less Wrong discussion changed my opinion of polyamory from “haven’t really thought about it that much” to “sounds plausible but I haven’t tried it”.
In any case, if your memory of that section of Less Wrong history contributes positively to your nostalgia, it’s worth reconsidering the chance events like that will ever happen again.