wedrifid comments on Rooting Hard for Overpriced M&Ms - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 29 November 2009 02:33:15AM 2 points [-]

Your emotions are more wired to produce actions that benefit you, not necessarily to reflect absolute state of utility in the form of happiness. You would not desire to trade $5 to receive $1, your wealth is not affected in any way by what you discover and your instrumental goal was in finding a $1 bill. Nothing is amiss.