Matt_Simpson comments on Some Thoughts Are Too Dangerous For Brains to Think - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Matt_Simpson 14 July 2010 04:55:15PM 4 points [-]

Well, I actually try to avoid talking about sports entirely, because I find the topic totally uninteresting.

For some reason I expected that answer. ;)

I can only say that like all human beings I regularly fail to adhere to my own moral standards, and that this does not make those standards worthless.

I find it odd that you still hold on to "not statistically discriminating" as a value. What about it do you think is immoral? (I'm not trying to be condescending here, I'm genuinely curious)

Comment author: WrongBot 14 July 2010 06:44:03PM 2 points [-]

I value not statistically discriminating (on the basis of unchosen characteristics or group memberships) because it is an incredibly unpleasant phenomenon to experience. As a white American man I suffer proportionally much less from the phenomenon than do most people, and even the small piece of it that I pick up from being bisexual sucks.

It's not a terminal value, necessarily, but in practice it tends to act like one.

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