PhilGoetz comments on Rationality quotes: May 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 02 May 2010 03:07:22AM 4 points [-]

There's a sample bias - People are likely to try appeasement when they are powerless, which makes appeasement unlikely to work.

Comment author: Jack 02 May 2010 03:40:23AM 4 points [-]

It's also the kind of thing that gets forgotten when it works but remembered forever when it fails. See Appeasement in international politics.