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Brian_Tomasik comments on Open Thread, May 19 - 25, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Brian_Tomasik 22 May 2014 10:35:44AM 2 points [-]

Right. A lot of politics is not zero-sum. Reduced uncertainty and better information may enable compromises that before had seemed too risky. Forecasting could help identify which compromises would work and which wouldn't. Etc.