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

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Comment author: Decius 15 October 2012 09:43:18PM 0 points [-]

Dividing into two domains and 'logical websites' has both an isolating effect and increases the costs of participation in both areas.

This post proposes that people may disagree with you regarding what is optimal even though everyone involved is mostly Rational. For that matter, they may even disagree about some things which appear to you to be obvious observations.