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lavalamp comments on Be comfortable with hypocrisy - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: lavalamp 10 April 2014 07:02:48PM 3 points [-]

Hypocrisy is only a vice for people with correct views. Consistently doing the Wrong Thing is not praiseworthy.

Unfortunately, it's much easier to demonstrate inconsistency than incorrectness.