To the person who shows the people of earth a voting system that prevents people from "vindictiveness" ... this person is due a Nobel Peace Prize.

People are *constantly* letting their opinions be influenced by their opinions of someone elses "popularity". It's the reason why ad hominem attacks are effective, it's the reason why used car dealers always try to act like "your friend", it's the reason why politicians invoke the name of a "favorite bad guy" to criticize the policies they dont like.

"teaching art in public schools should be banned because Hitler got his start as an art student"

People *constantly* make silly statements like that. Part of honing your own critical thinking skills is the ability to recognize this tendency, and filter it out of your own decision making process.

Judge by the content of their character, not by the XP on their home node.

In reply to the quest for a Nobel Peace Prize by dimar
in thread discouraging vindictiveness by apotheon

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