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

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Comment author: ZankerH 12 August 2015 12:11:31PM 4 points [-]

Since we'd rather look at fit people than fat people, physical fitness has positive externalities, and should therefore be subsidised.

Since we'd rather look at people we can visually identify with than people we can't, ethnic segregation has positive externalities, and should therefore be subsidised.

Comment author: Viliam 12 August 2015 12:43:50PM 2 points [-]

physical fitness has positive externalities, and should therefore be subsidised

Physical education in schools is more or less this.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 12 August 2015 05:58:45PM 5 points [-]

I'm laughing hysterically. Maybe things have improved, but for a long time, the actual effect of physical education was to make people hate exercise.