fiddlemath comments on The 5-Second Level - Less Wrong

111 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 07 May 2011 04:51AM

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Comment author: Barry_Cotter 07 May 2011 01:03:36PM 3 points [-]

You don't need to be angry to hit someone, or to spread gossip, or to otherwise retaliate against them. If you recognise that someone is a threat or an obstacle you can deal with them as such without the cloud of rage that makes you stupider. You do not need to be angry to decide that someone is in your way and that it will be necessary to fuck them up.

Comment author: fiddlemath 07 May 2011 08:13:32PM 7 points [-]

You do not need to be angry to decide that someone is in your way and that it will be necessary to fuck them up.

No; but it certainly makes it likelier that you will bring yourself to action.