Warrigal comments on Defeating Ugh Fields In Practice - Less Wrong

65 Post author: Psychohistorian 19 June 2010 07:37PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 12 August 2011 11:52:36AM 0 points [-]

And I don't think I'm just saying that because I'm biased.

Why would you?

Comment author: wedrifid 12 August 2011 12:54:05PM *  1 point [-]

Why would you?

Systems which provide financial privileges based on merit can be expected to appeal to those who consider themselves to have an abundance of merit. (And, naturally, any who dare speak out against such systems can expected to be considered to be doing so because they lack such confidence.)