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tut comments on Stupid Questions Open Thread Round 3 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: tut 08 July 2012 09:17:37AM 3 points [-]

I would say that blackmail is the intersection of {things that are indistinguishable from threats} and {things that are indistinguishable from trade}. And yes, from the perspective of the blackmailers that includes both some things that are trade and some that are threats.