Khaled comments on How to annoy misanthropes and bleeding-hearts - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Khaled 09 July 2011 06:41:19PM 0 points [-]

Or to be mentioned and praised by people, therefore, it is also for himself

Isn't this like saying I wont pay for grocery because al the grocer wanted was to get paid?

Anyways, my counter argument will be "I have no choice in giving credit/blame too". Of course, the reply could well be "and I have no choice in debating the idea" etc - which, I confess, can lead to some wasted time

Comment author: Document 10 July 2011 05:33:25PM *  0 points [-]

Since you presumably don't actually believe that you have no choice in giving credit or blame, you could answer by giving your consequentialist reasons for doing so (and by implication, what it would take to get you to stop doing so), but I assume you're trying to work out what would be socially effective rather than most accurate.