Nick_Tarleton comments on That other kind of status - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 13 June 2010 12:48:40PM 3 points [-]

People could (at least in principle) entertain and advocate for unpopular beliefs without actually believing them. (I think Robin Hanson wrote a post about this in the early days of OB.)

Also, of course, strict majoritarianism is self-defeating, since it's a pretty unpopular stance in itself.

Yep.