CronoDAS comments on Shortness is now a treatable condition - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinZ 20 October 2009 03:17:14AM *  3 points [-]

Being offensively cynical is not identical to being wise. If traits which lowered social status were actually considered illnesses, changing them would be covered by insurance policies.

Comment author: CronoDAS 20 October 2009 05:22:10AM 2 points [-]

I think you just expressed the key insight here. If it's an illness, someone else pays for the treatment.