roystgnr comments on What is the most anti-altruistic way to spend a million dollars? - Less Wrong Discussion
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If the current set of laws is sufficient to prevent huge damage, then looking for loopholes doesn't risk huge damage.
If the current set of laws is insufficient to prevent huge damage, then how could anyone fix the problem without discussing it in detail first?
If no practical set of laws is sufficient to prevent huge damage, then we might as well try to delay the damage by all shutting up, but I don't think this third possibility is likely.
I like free speech laws. I wouldn't want to have huge censorship even if it prevents some speech that makes people come to harm.