TheAncientGeek comments on The Unfriendly Superintelligence next door - LessWrong

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Comment author: TheAncientGeek 25 June 2015 11:10:10AM *  2 points [-]

If the US were "free" you'd have a gazillion snake oil salesmen,

Comment author: OrphanWilde 25 June 2015 02:55:11PM 7 points [-]

We do anyways.

Comment author: buybuydandavis 25 June 2015 11:16:23PM 4 points [-]

And I'd be free to buy from them, or not.

And if they committed fraud in the sale, I would have legal recourse.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 26 June 2015 07:27:23AM 3 points [-]

If you were still alive.

Comment author: VAuroch 20 July 2015 08:36:38AM 0 points [-]

Historically, this didn't work out well. You know, back when the snake oil salesmen were literal and selling real snake oil, cocaine, and various low-dose toxic extracts. (I believe similar things happen in China today, but it's more slanted toward traditional medicine and thus less likely to be toxic.)