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Larks comments on Open Thread, May 12 - 18, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Larks 15 May 2014 12:28:18AM 3 points [-]

It only seems this way because of selection bias. Young people generally want to change stuff, and history/ethics is written by the victors. In cases where young people lost, the status quo was maintained, which means we don't pay as much attention.