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Old_Gold comments on Is altruistic deception really necessary? Social activism and the free market - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Old_Gold 28 February 2016 07:04:34AM 2 points [-]

For instance, suppose my cause is to prevent the growth of a hole in the ozone layer. I tell people they must stop using CFCs.

Well, that raises issues about just how serious a threat was the "hole in the ozone layer", and how much if anything it had to do with CFCs.

Comment author: DanArmak 28 February 2016 09:20:51AM 0 points [-]

Suppose for the sake of the example that it was a huge threat, caused purely by CFCs, but limiting CFCs (instead of stopping using them entirely) would have been enough to resolve the issue.