wedrifid comments on Firewalling the Optimal from the Rational - Less Wrong

86 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 08 October 2012 08:01AM

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Comment author: wedrifid 10 October 2012 03:10:35PM 6 points [-]

Requiring someone to make a mandatory pledge to a flag instills the Love of Freedom how...?

By making it Capitalized. Actually having the people loving freedom sounds all sorts of dangerous---people may expect you to let them do stuff. If you make them Love Freedom instead you should be able to keep them in line.