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Comment author: Fluttershy 11 November 2014 05:10:37AM 7 points [-]

Knowing that getting a flu shot is a good idea might encourage individuals to optimize their lives by getting a flu shot every year, which would make them less likely to become sick on any given year. If I can encourage other people to act in sane ways which benefit themselves, then I am going to try to do just that.

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Comment author: MarkusRamikin 12 November 2014 09:04:55AM * 4 points [-]

I'd generally say that in any intellectual activity, Examples Are Good.

Also, "Replies to downvoted comments are discouraged. Pay 5 Karma points to proceed anyway"? -4 is enough to shut down a conversation? What a terrible idea. How do we get rid of this mechanism?

Comment author: Nornagest 12 November 2014 09:28:28PM * 4 points [-]

-4 is enough to shut down a conversation? What a terrible idea. How do we get rid of this mechanism?

I don't like it either, but Eliezer seems convinced that long conversations descending from posts by trolls (or, more often, sincere but badly mindkilled people) are destructive enough to site culture that they're worth going to great lengths to punish.

So, if you want the feature gone, he's the guy to talk to. Ideally in person.

Comment author: Lumifer 12 November 2014 03:47:57PM -1 points [-]

-4 is enough to shut down a conversation? What a terrible idea.

In practice it doesn't happen all that often and there is a trivial workaround -- start a new (sub)thread quoting the downvoted post and indicate you want to continue talking...

Comment author: Vaniver 12 November 2014 09:05:41PM 3 points [-]

In practice it doesn't happen all that often and there is a trivial workaround -- start a new (sub)thread quoting the downvoted post and indicate you want to continue talking...

Avoiding the karma toll is a recipe for being downvoted, and doing it enough to attract moderator attention is unwise.

Comment author: Kenny 16 November 2014 03:33:52AM 0 points [-]

What's the problem with there being too many topics? We don't have to discuss them all. I find it refreshing to read a well-written consideration of something (i.e. "object level ways to improve people's lives"). If nothing else, it's good practice!

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