pragmatist comments on Jokes Thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pragmatist 24 July 2014 05:58:03PM 46 points [-]

Moral Philosopher: How would you characterize irrational behavior?

Economist: When someone acts counter to their preferences.

Moral Philosopher: Oh, that’s what we call virtue.

Comment author: BloodyShrimp 26 July 2014 01:25:24PM 1 point [-]

This seems a bit more like an Ayn Rand joke than a Less Wrong joke.