John_Maxwell_IV comments on Correcting errors and karma - Less Wrong

-5 Post author: rebellionkid 29 April 2012 05:03PM

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 29 April 2012 06:00:51PM 7 points [-]

I tend to think that admitting one's mistakes will cost status/social capital/perceived reliability in any case, so giving the person karma hopefully cancels out that disincentive.