Vladimir_Nesov comments on The Popularization Bias - Less Wrong

21 Post author: Wei_Dai 17 July 2009 03:43PM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 31 July 2009 03:24:35PM *  0 points [-]

Wasn't as enlightening as the abstract made it sound.

Comment author: Wei_Dai 01 August 2009 02:08:36AM 0 points [-]

The results seem quite significant, even if it's not clear what they mean. One possible interpretation is that expected utility maximization is not the correct ideal for group rationality.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 01 August 2009 02:20:32AM 0 points [-]

Or they just do it totally wrong.