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

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 13 January 2016 12:00:53PM 0 points [-]

Yes. I suspect that Chesteron's fence arguments are stronger in traditional cultures. Markets and democracies seem to have much greater self-correcting abilities, so the argument seems to be weaker (as long as you're not touching the key parts of the systems).

Comment author: Lumifer 13 January 2016 03:54:16PM 1 point [-]

Markets and democracies seem to have much greater self-correcting abilities, so the argument seems to be weaker

I don't know about that. If you (try to) remove a useful fence, the system might self-correct by removing you.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 13 January 2016 04:01:56PM 0 points [-]

...and thus the system has self-corrected ^_^ and almost everyone is happy.

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