Robin_Hanson2 comments on An African Folktale - Less Wrong

19 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 16 February 2009 01:00AM

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Comment author: Robin_Hanson2 16 February 2009 05:48:37AM 0 points [-]

It bothers me that some folks complaint about the story seems to be that it is too realistic, that it too clearly shows the actual sorts of betrayal that exist in the world. Yes, perhaps they misunderstood the intent of the story, but I must take my stand with telling the truth, as opposed to "teaching" morals via telling misleading stories, where betrayal is punished more consistently than it is in reality.