TheOtherDave comments on Offense versus harm minimization - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 18 April 2011 04:52:30PM 0 points [-]

What if I credibly believe that the long-term consequence of endorsing "unbend a paperclip day" will be that large numbers of contrarians will start to increasingly value properly-bent paperclips, resulting in more properly-bent paperclips existing in the long run?

Comment author: Clippy 18 April 2011 05:02:28PM 4 points [-]

You would be using incorrect reasoning.