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RolfAndreassen comments on Open thread, August 26 - September 1, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RolfAndreassen 27 August 2013 08:33:05PM 15 points [-]

I would generally value a million lives over cultural information. We're always producing more culture, anyway; it's kind of what we do, as a species. Any particular set of in-jokes, songs, and stories is, I think, less valuable than a million people who will make more.