hylleddin comments on Can we dodge the mindkiller? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: hylleddin 14 June 2013 07:29:02PM 2 points [-]

This isn't unprecedented, though that post had a (quite facetious) disclaimer.

Downside: Advocating intentionally breaking the law would bring negative attention to the community, and in severe cases could bring legislative action against important members of the community. This would be less of problem for the meatspace community (Meetups and such) since everything they do isn't posted online.

Comment author: [deleted] 14 June 2013 10:44:47PM 0 points [-]

Advocating intentionally breaking the law would bring negative attention to the community

We are in agreement that this is an international public online forum.

To follow your suggestion would mean agreeing to never again advocate cryogenics, futures markets, same-sex marriage or adoption, blasphemy, civil disobedience, reading poetry critical of the government or other things that break the law (somewhere). Bad governments ban these things. The crime of committing them is one way to oppose bad governments.

Comment author: hylleddin 15 June 2013 12:18:56AM 2 points [-]

I'm not suggesting anything, just pointing out downsides to be considered. Everything you stated (and the original post I linked to) I consider to be worth it.