Rain comments on It's not like anything to be a bat - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Rain 01 April 2010 05:26:03PM 0 points [-]

Peter Thiel uses similar arguments about investing for the future: if it all goes bust, then your investments don't matter either way, but if it turns out okay, then you win big. No down side vs. huge up side: invest.