Jonathan_Graehl comments on So you say you're an altruist... - Less Wrong

11 Post author: John_Maxwell_IV 12 March 2009 10:15PM

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Comment author: Lawliet 12 March 2009 10:46:11PM 7 points [-]

If you could gave me a magic button to kill 10 people and make me rich, without any tricky business (like risk of being punished) then I would push it.

I should also hope that nobody else would, and by the sound of things many wouldn't.

Comment author: Jonathan_Graehl 13 March 2009 01:48:30AM 6 points [-]

If you weren't so lazy and risk-averse, you could start your illegal toxic waste dumping business immediately :)

I'm glad that your button isn't readily available. If it chose its victims without any intent to cause personal regret, then I can't see any less than 10% of people opting for wealth - goodbye human race.