wallowinmaya comments on Open Thread, October 1-15, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wallowinmaya 02 October 2012 10:59:13AM *  12 points [-]

Come on, Gwern deserves more than a favorable comparison to the FDA.

I know several people who have more credibility than the "FDA and the entire decision-making apparatus of the United States government", at least when it comes to drugs. Not because I know so many cool folks, but because drug regulation is a paramount example of government irrationality.