wedrifid comments on Optimal Philanthropy for Human Beings - Less Wrong

36 Post author: lukeprog 25 July 2011 07:27AM

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Comment author: wedrifid 26 July 2011 01:59:57AM 5 points [-]

Eliezer is a tribal leader, so we want him to succeed!

Really? I thought we wanted the tribal leader to fail in a way that allowed ourselves or someone we have more influence over to take his place.

Comment author: Duk3 26 July 2011 03:58:50AM 9 points [-]

Or we want the tribal leader to be conveniently martyred at their moment of greatest impact. You know, for the good of the cause.

Comment author: MBlume 26 July 2011 02:09:39AM 8 points [-]

I think that depends on how we perceive the size of the tribe, our position within it, and the security of its status in the outside world...