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James_Miller comments on [Stub] The problem with Chesterton's Fence - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: James_Miller 05 January 2016 05:55:06PM 2 points [-]

If our current system removes Chesterton fences at the optimum rate, then at the margin the net benefit of going slower or faster is zero so there is no cost to slightly interfering with the process. Still, very clever.