B_For_Bandana comments on Rationality Quotes January 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: B_For_Bandana 01 January 2015 02:30:26PM *  25 points [-]

An escalator can never break -- it can only become stairs. You should never see an "Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order" sign, just "Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience. We apologize for the fact that you can still get up there."

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 02 January 2015 03:08:46PM 12 points [-]

I have seen escalators sufficiently out-of-order that they were completely non-traversable.

Comment author: Desrtopa 12 January 2015 09:47:26PM 1 point [-]

My regular commute has been impeded by such a set of escalators (currently dismantled for repairs from fire damage) for weeks.

Comment author: 27chaos 06 January 2015 06:18:02PM 1 point [-]

How?

Comment author: lmm 06 January 2015 10:49:12PM 8 points [-]

One or more steps completely missing. Or, more commonly, the escalator blocked off because some repairmen are working on it.

Comment author: moorethunder 08 April 2015 04:46:46PM 0 points [-]

'I got an idea for sweatshops - air conditioning' Mitch Hedberg

Development Economists are say we shouldn't close sweatshops as they are the workers best options. I don't see why altruists can't pay for air conditioners to be installed in sweat shops.

Comment author: Vaniver 08 April 2015 05:00:40PM 0 points [-]

I don't see why altruists can't pay for air conditioners to be installed in sweat shops.

  1. Air conditioning has some cost associated with it; would the workers rather have the cost, or the cool air? It might be better to just give them the money, in which case it now competes with all other cash transfers for effectiveness.
  2. This subsidizes the owners of sweatshops, which may have undesirable downstream effects, or set odd expectations.
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