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Val comments on Crazy Ideas Thread, Aug. 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Val 11 August 2015 07:36:07PM *  1 point [-]

Even if we ignored the ethical problems with this system, imagine the horrifically creative ways people would find to abuse it. Especially as those countries are usually also famous for high corruption and occasional ethnic cleansings.

Comment author: James_Miller 11 August 2015 08:17:46PM 3 points [-]

imagine the horrifically creative ways people would find to abuse it.

This proves too much since it's a reason to not trade with poor people in poor countries else they be made slaves.

Comment author: Lumifer 11 August 2015 08:38:57PM 2 points [-]

it's a reason to not trade with poor people in poor countries else they be made slaves.

You mean like calling for a boycott of products made in third-world sweatshops? :-D