Specifically, the argument against excessive punishment is this:
When dealing with humans, promising excessive punishment will not automatically move you to the “people do what you want” equilibrium. You need to prove you’re serious. People will make mistakes. You will make mistakes.
This all requires punishing people.
This doesn’t require murdering 6,790 people.
It seems like the sanest response would be to find some way of preventing waitingforgodel from viewing this site.
It seems like the sanest response would be to find some way of preventing waitingforgodel from viewing this site.
No, because then you have to think of what a troll would do, i.e. whatever would upset people for great lulz. The correct answer is to ignore future silly persons, and hence the present silly person.
(Note that this does not require waitingforgodel to be trolling—I see no reason not to assume complete sincerity. This is about the example set by the reaction/response.)
Specifically, the argument against excessive punishment is this:
When dealing with humans, promising excessive punishment will not automatically move you to the “people do what you want” equilibrium. You need to prove you’re serious. People will make mistakes. You will make mistakes.
This all requires punishing people.
This doesn’t require murdering 6,790 people.
It seems like the sanest response would be to find some way of preventing waitingforgodel from viewing this site.
No, because then you have to think of what a troll would do, i.e. whatever would upset people for great lulz. The correct answer is to ignore future silly persons, and hence the present silly person.
(Note that this does not require waitingforgodel to be trolling—I see no reason not to assume complete sincerity. This is about the example set by the reaction/response.)