Lumifer comments on Open Thread - Aug 24 - Aug 30 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 31 August 2015 01:29:36AM 1 point [-]

The homicide rate is 6.6 times what it is in America (US = 4.7 vs. SA = 31.0)

You know that's better than the homicide rate in New Orleans, LA or Newark, NJ -- right? X-/

Comment author: Tem42 31 August 2015 10:24:59PM 2 points [-]

Sure, but if you want to play that game, throw Cape Town into the mix :-)

Comment author: Lumifer 01 September 2015 12:49:23AM 0 points [-]

The original question was:

How much do you value your life over the trivial inconvenience of moving?

Are you going to argue that everyone in New Orleans, Newark, etc. should immediately move out?