clumma comments on Closet survey #1 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: BrandonReinhart 15 March 2009 06:27:43AM 2 points [-]

If they are, then why do they persist as sources of harm?

Comment author: clumma 16 March 2009 02:12:06AM 8 points [-]

There are a lot of persistent sources of harm in the world. Some of it is down to game-theoretic limitations (Arrow's paradox, prisoner's dilemma, etc.). Most of it is down to stupidity.