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>Like, would you say the costs of leading someone into drinking bleach will be worth it? Not to take sides, but one could argue the costs of the statement you'
by perl4ever 6y ago
>Like, would you say the costs of leading someone into drinking bleach will be worth it?
Not to take sides, but one could argue the costs of the statement you're talking about are insignificant.
The assumption would be that anyone who is that easily influenced to do something that severely harms themselves is subject to many such influences and therefore adding or subtracting a single one doesn't change the probability of disaster noticeably in the long run.
If a straw can break a camel's back, does that mean burning a million straws saves a million camels?
...but if it can save just one...