TheOtherDave comments on Guardians of the Gene Pool - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 04 June 2012 01:33:58PM 0 points [-]

Yes, agreed with all of this. Though as you suggest, the two can overlap. "Give million dollars to an organization that will freeze your head when you die" can become a group norm, and "refrain from political examples, personal attacks, irrational arguments, etc." can be a group idea. And as you say, it is common for one to be confused for the other, sometimes deliberately for rhetorical effect.