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Originally Posted by loquitur
Conversely, there really is a population of hidden gems that are shy and aren't sure how to make themselves appreciated. It's not any particular person's job to help them, of course -- we all have our own lives, and time is precious -- but those guys will be overlooked. It's ok to accept that there will be false negatives, but recognize that they're there, and that foregoing them is part of the price of using your heuristic.
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I went out with a midget once. He approached me on campus. I was so impressed that he had the balls to walk up to me and stutter out his proposal for a date (even I don't cold approach that directly) that I decided I should give him a chance, get to know him, see if there could be anything there.
Within two weeks, he was following me around campus, had proposed not only marriage, but kids, and actually attempted to stop me from leaving campus by placing himself between my car door and my actual car because he knew I wouldn't close it on him.
I'm willing to deal with some false negatives. I feel bad about it, but then I felt bad about considering squashing a midget with my car door.
Glad you get that, though.
