MichaelBishop comments on Tolerate Tolerance - Less Wrong

48 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 21 March 2009 07:34AM

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Comment author: MichaelBishop 21 March 2009 04:06:38PM 6 points [-]

Eliezer is correct, but this post should be followed up by one about the many places where failing to punish non-punishers, in other words, tolerating free-riders, has negative consequences.

Comment author: ciphergoth 21 March 2009 05:33:55PM 8 points [-]

If you transgress, I might have a problem with you. If you actively shield a transgressor, I might have a problem with you. If you just don't punish a transgressor, the circumstances where I might have a problem are pretty rare I think!