Azathoth123 comments on Intentionally Raising the Sanity Waterline - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Azathoth123 18 November 2014 04:19:13AM 2 points [-]

Kibbutzim are a valid lifestyle choice in Israel, for example,

My understanding is that most communes collapse for pretty much the reasons you'd expect.

Comment author: Lumifer 18 November 2014 05:31:26AM 2 points [-]

Oh, sure, they are not the success their founders expected. Still, as an institution they are a century old and are still around.

Diversity is good.

Comment author: Azathoth123 19 November 2014 01:56:01AM 1 point [-]

That doesn't mean we should refrain from applying social pressure to people doing stupid things.

Comment author: Lumifer 19 November 2014 02:29:49AM 0 points [-]

Your idea of what's stupid may be quite different from my idea of what's stupid. To what do you want to apply "social pressure"?