Vaniver comments on By Which It May Be Judged - LessWrong

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Comment author: Vaniver 11 December 2012 11:29:36PM 1 point [-]

Yes.

I would note there is often a meaningful difference between individual and social virtues. You and I could share expectations about only our conduct when we interact and not the other's private conduct. It is easy to imagine people spending more effort on inducing their neighbors to keep their lawns pretty than their dishes pretty, for example.