Old_Gold comments on Open Thread, Feb 8 - Feb 15, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Old_Gold 13 February 2016 01:40:24AM *  3 points [-]

I'm not sure that distinction is relevant to the point under discussion, which isn't about reality so much as it is about how perceived "coolness" informs people's ideas about what policy proposals are reasonable.

Comment author: Good_Burning_Plastic 13 February 2016 10:04:21AM 0 points [-]

Who is considering what policy reasonable for tobacco but overly restrictive for marijuana, or reasonable for marijuana but overly liberal for tobacco?