thomblake comments on The Nature of Offense - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 25 July 2009 10:24:25PM 0 points [-]

What algorithm is used to decide when it's ok and when it's not ok to offend?

Do you want the real answer?

Humans don't use algorithms for communication.

At the very least, they don't use explicit ones.