A society of the nice and careful is ideal - but quickly becomes hunting grounds for the non-nice and non-careful, if undefended.
@St_Rev This seems to suppose that we can tell the difference between productive and unproductive norms from inspection.
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@sarahdoingthing abt the Christian, the Jew and the Mohammedan trading on the exchanges w/o killing each other. -
@St_Rev ok do I still get to do compassionate euthanasia on street harassers though? - 7 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing 'it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket' is a heuristic that says 'ignore non-economic measures'. -
@St_Rev It's often hard for people to see consequences even a couple of steps removed from their transaction. - 1 more reply
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@sarahdoingthing The market is a distributed computer for determining precisely that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing Suborning social norms that are not easily subject to economic measurement leads to 1800s London, and the cliche...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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