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drethelin comments on Abandoning Cached Selves to Re-Write My Source Code Partially, I've Become Unstable - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: drethelin 10 October 2012 07:29:48PM 5 points [-]

I strongly approve of this. I think you can get way more value from a larger number of people who stick with being good to a smaller extent than from a tiny number who burn out.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 10 October 2012 08:11:31PM 4 points [-]

Especially considering that other people might notice the burnouts and decide to not try being good.

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