Re:Most violence in the world is motivated by moral sentiments
by TeMPOraL on Wednesday December 09, 2015 @06:24PM
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> What do you do with people who do not agree with this norm? Are you justified in using force against them?
'Eliezer once wrote a pretty neat sci-fi story dealing with exactly that issue. I highly recommend it; it gives a pretty nice workout for one's moral intuitions.
> There are plenty of implications for startups too, many of whom would not exist without a different conception of social norms than mainstream society.
Now this is a pretty good euphemism for describing Uber's business model. Thank you.
Re:Most violence in the world is motivated by moral sentiments
by argonaut on Wednesday December 09, 2015 @06:40PM
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I don't think it describes Uber's business model at all. Talking to non-tech people, Uber is immensely popular. If anything, it describes the taxi business model.
'Eliezer once wrote a pretty neat sci-fi story dealing with exactly that issue. I highly recommend it; it gives a pretty nice workout for one's moral intuitions.
http://lesswrong.com/lw/y4/three_worlds_collide_08/
> There are plenty of implications for startups too, many of whom would not exist without a different conception of social norms than mainstream society.
Now this is a pretty good euphemism for describing Uber's business model. Thank you.