I don’t think Avoiding actions that noticeably increase the chance civilization is destroyed is necessarily the most practically-relevant virtue, for most people, but it does seem to me like it’s the point of Petrov day in particular. If we’re recognizing Petrov as a person, I’d say that was Petrov’s key virtue.
Or maybe I’d say something like “not doing very harmful acts despite incentives to do so”—I think “resisting social pressure” isn’t quite on the mark, but I think it is important to Petrov day that there were strong incentives against what Petrov did.
I think other virtues are worth celebrating, but I think I’d want to recognize them on different holidays.
Hmm.
I don’t think Avoiding actions that noticeably increase the chance civilization is destroyed is necessarily the most practically-relevant virtue, for most people, but it does seem to me like it’s the point of Petrov day in particular. If we’re recognizing Petrov as a person, I’d say that was Petrov’s key virtue.
Or maybe I’d say something like “not doing very harmful acts despite incentives to do so”—I think “resisting social pressure” isn’t quite on the mark, but I think it is important to Petrov day that there were strong incentives against what Petrov did.
I think other virtues are worth celebrating, but I think I’d want to recognize them on different holidays.