terasinube comments on Proportional Giving - Less Wrong

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Comment author: terasinube 04 March 2014 10:12:43AM -1 points [-]

That doesn't change that Marx carries some responsibility for what happened.

This is like accusing a blacksmith for a murder someone did with a knife he created.

Responsibility lies with the ones who act in a destructive way or the ones who coerce others to act destructively.

Comment author: Lumifer 04 March 2014 06:05:18PM *  1 point [-]

or the ones who coerce others to act destructively.

Marx wasn't at all reticent about the necessity of dictatorship and terror.

Comment author: ChristianKl 04 March 2014 01:02:20PM 0 points [-]

Responsibility lies with the ones who act in a destructive way or the ones who coerce others to act destructively.

If that's the reigning philosophy I don't think humanity survives the next 200 years.

Comment author: terasinube 04 March 2014 03:58:15PM -1 points [-]

If that's the reigning philosophy I don't think humanity survives the next 200 years.

What do you think would happen?

Comment author: ChristianKl 04 March 2014 11:27:24PM *  1 point [-]

Basically technology provides too much power to do things. If people don't act responsibility with the increased amount of power that humans accidents will happen.

It might be an UFAI that destroys human civilization or it might be another thread which we understand even less. The important point is that the cost of mistakes and not acting fully responsible rise.