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6 Post author: Gleb_Tsipursky 06 March 2016 10:18PM

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Comment author: Gleb_Tsipursky 07 March 2016 07:21:17PM 2 points [-]

I'm not sure what's so irrational about it. I have a high probability estimate that spreading these ideas and raising the sanity waterline is a good thing. It would be irrational not to spread them due to opportunity costs.

Consider a parallel example: would you ask Eliezer to have tested out whether writing the Sequences is a good thing before writing them and spreading this thinking? If not, why not?

Comment author: Clarity 08 March 2016 12:23:18AM 1 point [-]

Convincing analogy. I don't know.