▲ | schlauerfox 17 hours ago | |||||||
I was so much more comfortable when I realized it's just Pascal's wager, and just as absurd. | ||||||||
▲ | sirclueless 12 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
I don't think it's absurd at all. I think it is a practical principle that shows up all the time in collective action problems. For example, suppose hypothetically there were a bunch of business owners who operated under an authoritarian government which they believed was bad for business, but felt obliged to publicly support it anyways because opposing it could lead to retaliation, thus increasing its ability to stay in power. | ||||||||
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