Emile comments on 2011 Survey Results - Less Wrong

94 Post author: Yvain 05 December 2011 10:49AM

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Comment author: Emile 06 December 2011 03:45:20PM 2 points [-]

A person who only believes in the signalling value of green technologies (hybrids are trendy) does not want a social policy mandating green behavior (the behaviors would lose their signaling value.)

A social policy mandating a behavior that is typical of a subgroup shows that that subgroup wields a lot of political power and thus gives it higher status - those pesky blues will have to learn who's the boss! Hence headscarves forbidden or compulsory, recycling, "in God we trust" as a motto, etc.

Comment author: wedrifid 06 December 2011 03:49:29PM 1 point [-]

those pesky blues will have to learn who's the boss!

Hey! That's my team. How dare you!