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Comment author: wedrifid 02 August 2013 02:56:18PM 2 points [-]

The same way you optimise the colour of a wheel for purposes of velocity-acquisition.

This is an example of an opinion that is sometimes useful to believe but terrible to alieve.

Some opinions can get you killed or ostracised. Being killed and ostracised is low status.

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