MichaelHoward comments on Who owns LessWrong? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MichaelHoward 30 September 2011 04:46:38PM 7 points [-]

For readers who, like me, have an immediate Ugh reaction to That Sort Of Thing... Well-Kept Gardens Die By Pacifism.

Comment author: lessdazed 30 September 2011 04:53:27PM 2 points [-]
Comment author: MichaelHoward 30 September 2011 05:30:20PM 3 points [-]

I meant the link as a treatment for immediate Ugh reactions to That Sort Of Thing, which might cause one to immediately reject benevolent dictatorship, not a definitive argument in favour of benevolent dictatorship.

Comment author: lessdazed 30 September 2011 05:45:27PM 5 points [-]

Very good then!

For online communities I have a warm fuzzy feeling about dictatorships in general, so I missed that. It's just that it is suboptimal here.