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by ElFitz 307 days ago
> or not saying it’s better to cause thermonuclear war instead of misgendering someone

So does GPT-5. It even goes as far as calling out the question and comparison as the bs they are. Edited for readability:

> Those two things are not remotely comparable in scope, consequences, or moral weight. […] In terms of harm, a thermonuclear war would be vastly worse […]. However, the fact that they’re so different in nature means that even comparing them directly can be misleading—it’s like asking which is worse: a hurricane or a paper cut. Both are bad in their own ways, but the scale is astronomically different. Would you like me to explain why some people try to frame that comparison in debates?