TheAncientGeek comments on Stranger Than History - Less Wrong

52 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 01 September 2007 06:57PM

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Comment author: TheAncientGeek 25 March 2014 02:07:33PM *  1 point [-]

"To a first approximation."

We know the negative externalities of the examples you mention.

Comment author: Lumifer 25 March 2014 02:14:38PM 2 points [-]

You're making the argument "people doing X is evidence for X increasing social welfare". I don't think this argument works, first approximation or not.