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Huh? How can I decide not to read a comment before reading it? The only way for me to tell if a comment offends me, is if I read it, but by then I'm already offended.

"Externalities" is a useful economic concept but it's been hijacked by people who use it as "stop doing things I don't like".




"offended me" is a really different thing than "woke me up and messed up my lungs."

If my comment woke you up last night, then I apologize for making it.


So you’re arguing externalities are a matter of harm? And less harmful ones can be ignored?




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