Daniel_Starr comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 11 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Daniel_Starr 20 March 2012 11:22:58PM 1 point [-]

Interestingly, PR value did exist in the medieval world. King John suffered some serious dissent among his barons for his severity (hostage executions, etc.).

You're right that "be restrained with everybody" is a recent values innovation. There's a more limited version that goes way, way back in history: "be restrained with other elites, especially if they have relatives supplying you soldiers."

Comment author: Alsadius 21 March 2012 01:14:02AM 0 points [-]

I suppose my grammar was rather ambiguous. PR value certainly existed in the medieval world, I meant "that" as in "that particular".

Comment author: TobyBartels 24 March 2012 09:02:23AM 0 points [-]

Use ‘that that’.