Strange7 comments on When None Dare Urge Restraint, pt. 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Desrtopa 29 May 2012 02:11:43PM 4 points [-]

If you were to design a civilization from scratch which is involved in wars, the first thing you'd do is grant +200 status points to everybody who died in the service of their country, regardless of if they were effective or not effective.

Just how much is 200 points? That might lead to a lot of people being really careless in battle.

Comment author: Strange7 31 May 2012 03:50:26PM 3 points [-]

Ah, not necessarily. If being the one who achieves actual military objectives is worth any points at all, the optimal strategy is to get killed the day before you retire. (see also "retirony")

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