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Emile comments on The ethics of breaking belief - Less Wrong Discussion

16 Post author: thelittledoctor 08 May 2012 08:34PM

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Comment author: Emile 09 May 2012 08:17:30PM 4 points [-]

The blatant advertising is the problem - openly flouting a social norm weakens it (also, what you're doing is a cheap way of attracting attention, as opposed to saying worthwhile things).