Lumifer comments on Open thread, Oct. 27 - Nov. 2, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 27 October 2014 08:13:59PM *  2 points [-]

Who said my goal was to stay spotlessly clean?

The question was whether "being a writer in Nazi Germany would be any worse than being a writer anywhere else".

If you would be happy to wallow in mud, be my guest.

The question of how much morality could one maintain while being successful in an oppressive society is an old and very complex one. Ask Russian intelligentsia for details :-/