Schelling fences on slippery slopes
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Slippery slopes are themselves a slippery concept. Imagine trying to explain them to an alien: …
x Schelling fences on slippery slopes — LessWrong Bonus: Best Essays of LessWrong Value Drift Game Theory Rationality Frontpage 664 Schelling fences on slippery slopes by Scott Alexander 16th Mar 2012 7 min read 250 664 Slippery slopes are themselves a slippery concept. Imagine trying to explain them to an alien: "Well, we right-thinking people are quite sure that the Holocaust happened, so banning Holocaust denial would shut up some crackpots and improve the discourse. But it's one step on the road to things like banning unpopular political positions or religions, and we right-thinking people
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