Different people can feel “uncomfortable” as a reaction to different things. The fact that both you and the author get uncomfortable feelings, doesn’t necessarily mean you refer to the same thing. (Also, the typical uncomfortable things at LW meetups may differ from typical uncomfortable things in Berkeley.)
Please, don’t get me wrong: I think that it is important for people who feel uncomfortable to notice their feelings, and announcing it may be the right thing to do. I am just saying that if we don’t talk specifically enough, we might get an illusion of talking about the same thing, while actually thinking about different things.
Different people can feel “uncomfortable” as a reaction to different things. The fact that both you and the author get uncomfortable feelings, doesn’t necessarily mean you refer to the same thing. (Also, the typical uncomfortable things at LW meetups may differ from typical uncomfortable things in Berkeley.)
Please, don’t get me wrong: I think that it is important for people who feel uncomfortable to notice their feelings, and announcing it may be the right thing to do. I am just saying that if we don’t talk specifically enough, we might get an illusion of talking about the same thing, while actually thinking about different things.