PhilGoetz comments on Crime and punishment - Less Wrong

39 Post author: PhilGoetz 24 March 2011 09:53PM

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Comment author: SilasBarta 24 March 2011 10:53:45PM *  3 points [-]

It's important to distinguish between subjunctive and causal deterrence. People typically think of deterrence in the latter sense, but the former is actually what governs it. See my reply to Marius. (Sorry, sorry, "User:"Marius, as seems to be the convention now ...)

Comment author: FAWS 24 March 2011 10:58:20PM 3 points [-]

(Sorry, sorry, "User:"Marius, as seems to be the convention now ...)

That's just a Clippyism.

Comment author: SilasBarta 24 March 2011 11:01:37PM 1 point [-]

I'm starting to feel an otherwise-ungrounded deservedness of Clippy of being treated badly ...