SilasBarta comments on Let them eat cake: Interpersonal Problems vs Tasks - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SilasBarta 09 October 2009 09:50:57PM 1 point [-]

Heh, I was just trying to be funny, not even really trying to relate to your post.

Personally, I just think the very idea of the psychopath button scenario is funny: "Yes, I'd love to be responsible for the death of all mass-murderers ... no, wait, that makes me a ..."

Comment author: wedrifid 09 October 2009 10:13:45PM 1 point [-]

There is certainly a degree of irony. But pushing that button out of moral concerns proves that you are not a psychopath, irrespective of whether it is an immoral act.