ChristianKl comments on Rationality Quotes Thread October 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 28 October 2015 10:32:58AM 0 points [-]

The obvious answer is "drug laws and mandatory sentences", and the article does propose to do away with them.

Moving towards drug legalistation works a lot better since it's proponents focus on what's politically possible with medical marijuana legislation then focusing on the maximum position of abolishing all prisons.

Comment author: ike 28 October 2015 11:27:03AM -1 points [-]

Often advocates have a hard time with being pragmatic. The original quote is saying you shouldn't be too pragmatic, but the opposite lesson is true as well.

Comment author: Lumifer 28 October 2015 02:27:48PM 2 points [-]

Often advocates have a hard time with being pragmatic.

I think, translated into a normal language, this means "Have no clue what they are talking about". An alternative translation is "Should not be allowed withing six feet of sharp objects".