Furcas comments on Tolerate Tolerance - Less Wrong

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

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Comment author: Furcas 21 March 2009 08:43:52PM *  2 points [-]

I don't get it. You want us to work with those who refuse to 'punish' foolishness but who aren't fools themselves to, presumably, fight against foolishness. All right, I can see the sense in that.

Why does it follow that we should censor ourselves when dealing with these non-foolish foolishness enablers? Why can't we work with them and show our disapproval of their enabling?

Comment author: Nominull 21 March 2009 09:59:31PM 6 points [-]

Because in human society, voicing your disapproval is a form of punishment, which people will react badly to, and will make it hard to work with them.