Lumifer comments on On Walmart, And Who Bears Responsibility For the Poor - LessWrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 25 November 2013 03:55:11PM 3 points [-]

This is what one tends to hear from Wal-Mart employees and former employees, yes.

Given that Wal-Mart is the biggest private employer in the world and employs over 2m people (source) I think you're wrong as a matter of empiric reality.

Comment author: Elcyc 29 November 2013 01:48:23AM *  0 points [-]

Is that a very good argument though? To believe that there is a reason to do something simply because lots of people do so, sounds like a bias to me...

Comment author: [deleted] 29 November 2013 11:12:21AM *  -1 points [-]

Well, Lumifer did just say "reason", not "good reason" -- but in the reply to Izeinwinter only the latter is relevant. I initially assumed he meant the latter, but had forgotten that when reading his reply to eli_sennesh. Retracting my upvote to the latter.