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		buckminster on Jan 31, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook Referred to Kids as Young as Five as “Wha... I don't see a contradiction. If I avoid doing evil less evil will be done. And if we outlaw a particular kind of evil that will likely reduce the incidence of that kind of evil. Both things are helpful.

pier25 on Jan 31, 2019 [–]

> If I avoid doing evil less evil will be done.

On short term, maybe.

The possibility of doing evil to customers is proportional to the market size, much like in the drug business.

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