steven0461 comments on Public Choice and the Altruist's Burden - Less Wrong

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Comment author: steven0461 23 July 2010 04:22:38AM 4 points [-]

It's not like we're all forced to interact with exactly one social circle.

Why the bizarre absolute? People don't have perfect freedom choosing whom to interact with, and to the extent that they don't, Roko's thesis holds.

Comment author: pjeby 23 July 2010 08:14:17PM 0 points [-]

People don't have perfect freedom choosing whom to interact with

But we have near-perfect freedom choosing whom not to interact with, and to choose our environment such that we either aren't dependent upon others' opinions of our status, or such that we are only interacting with those who have favorable perceptions of it.

In marketing terminology, this is called, "finding your niche". ;-)