TheOtherDave comments on Tell Your Rationalist Origin Story - Less Wrong

30 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 25 February 2009 05:16PM

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 14 December 2010 02:18:54PM 0 points [-]

Isn't this just the Sunk Cost fallacy applied in reverse?

Comment author: wedrifid 14 December 2010 02:28:58PM 1 point [-]

Not this time. According to the specified value system the approach is rational. (The sunk cost fallacy is fallacious due to the way it interacts with sane human values not 'fear net negative' craziness.)

Comment author: TheOtherDave 14 December 2010 03:39:50PM 2 points [-]

Ah, right. I should have attended more carefully to context.