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NancyLebovitz comments on Open thread, August 4 - 10, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 08 August 2014 08:22:20PM 1 point [-]

You're right. I'm sure that actual stupidity is sometimes the real problem. On the other hand, it would surprise me if it's always the real problem. At that point, the question becomes how much effort is worth putting in.