blake8086 comments on Open thread, July 28 - August 3, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: blake8086 30 July 2014 06:04:15PM 2 points [-]

I feel like the dragon parable correctly shows, if anything, negative progress being made towards dealing with the dragon, until suddenly, it is dealt with. I suppose one difference is that the anti-dragon projectile seems so much more achievable and imaginable than a cure for aging.

Comment author: Punoxysm 30 July 2014 07:01:22PM *  1 point [-]

Right; literally having a "magic bullet" solve the problem of the story, even if it takes a lot of development, is another flaw of the story.