Scott Alexander limited how much he discussed punishment-as-retribution in his original prison post because it is a culture-war scissor topic.
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Scott Alexander, “Scott Alexander limited how much he discussed punishment-as-retribution in his original prison post because it is a culture-war scissor topic.” (said 10 December 2024). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_5cc5ab4ed3fe, method 0.1.0+8bea457b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_5cc5ab4ed3fe
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