Johnicholas comments on The Scylla of Error and the Charybdis of Paralysis - Less Wrong

14 Post author: Johnicholas 26 September 2009 04:01PM

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Comment author: Johnicholas 28 September 2009 02:18:23AM 2 points [-]

I'd like to code your proposed strategy up and measure it by simulations, but I can't quite figure out what it is. Does your strategy start with default-treating someone for fungus, or with waiting? Does it switch to treating an allergy on the first suggestive evidence for allergy, or does it wait for conclusive proof?