Responsibility without power breeds cynicism.
-- Scott Sumner (talking about Italian politicians when the EU controls their monetary policy, but it generalizes)
This just prompted me to (hypothetically, for the sake of amusement) reinterpret many of Eliezer's actions as a psychological experiment wherein he has contrived exaggerated scenarios in order to test this empirically.
Another monthly installment of the rationality quotes thread. The usual rules apply: