wnoise comments on Open Thread: May 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wnoise 03 May 2010 06:21:22PM 7 points [-]

When she makes the claim that the search for evidence that the race-iq correlation is not genetic has been "unsuccessful", she hurts people. But she does not, in return, contribute anything at all to the discourse.

Should someone who callously performs any act which she knows or should know will cause harm to people without any offsetting benefit, should probably be publicly shamed.

She was talking to friends at dinner. No harm there. The harm comes when months later one of the dinner companions forwards the e-mail to those who will likely be hurt.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 04 May 2010 05:30:48AM 3 points [-]

The harm comes when months later one of the dinner companions forwards the e-mail to those who will likely be hurt

It is the dinner companion who should be condemned, if this account of the matter is accurate.