gwern comments on The Craigslist Revolution: a real-world application of torture vs. dust specks OR How I learned to stop worrying and create one billion dollars out of nothing - Less Wrong

47 Post author: Kevin 10 February 2010 03:15AM

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Comment author: gwern 12 February 2010 06:48:58PM -2 points [-]

Now now; if you're going to be in Hanson mode, at least credit him when you're not being original: http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/12/microlending-fails.html

Comment author: Matt_Simpson 12 February 2010 07:02:42PM 3 points [-]

I'm not sure that Hanson was being original. Libertarian leaning economists have been making this argument for some time.

Comment author: mattnewport 12 February 2010 06:57:15PM 2 points [-]

I wasn't claiming to be original but I wouldn't credit Robin Hanson as the primary influence on me on this issue. Maybe Kerry Howley or Will Wilkinson should have got the credit.