Kutta comments on Biking Beyond Madness (link) - Less Wrong

21 Post author: hirvinen 22 October 2009 03:16PM

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Comment author: Kutta 23 October 2009 11:11:53AM *  3 points [-]

There is quite the chance he'll drop dead, so I personally think his method is irrational under the vast majority of circumstances. In the case that winning an endurance bike race saves one million lives this strategy is not that bad, however.

Comment author: hirvinen 24 October 2009 06:08:39PM 1 point [-]

That's a value judgement. He appears to think the risks he places himelf in when he's not in control are an acceptable price for the utility he derives from his bicycling.