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Shhhhhh; that's a basilisk.
I'll leave it as is, and hope no one tries to maximize literal "awe-causingness". I think the explanation and implication is robust enough to prevent any funny business like that.
F'rinstance.
You nailed it. This post is exactly what is needed to cut away all the bullshit that gets thrown in to morality and ethics.
still, clarifying that you did not "mean" the dictionary definition of the word at the center of your piece would have been better. yes, it's obvious, but why leave easily closed holes open
Did you retract this because they said it was a Basilisk?
Well... if you had replaced all instances of “awesome” in the post with “cool”, someone trying to maximize literally that would manipulate the climate so as to bring about a new ice age. :-)
Or (if it is the planet Earth that is to be cooled) would arrange to have Earth leave the orbit of Sol and then blow it up into tiny pieces.
Maximize total coolness: Stop stellar fusion everywhere!