Larks comments on What is missing from rationality? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Larks 30 April 2010 05:40:30PM 1 point [-]

Isn't rationality about winning?

Comment author: RichardKennaway 30 April 2010 09:10:34PM 3 points [-]

Is a lottery winner rational to have bought a ticket?

Comment author: Larks 05 May 2010 06:34:17PM 0 points [-]

No, but buying lottery tickets doesn't maximise expected utility. Social Pressures to follow-up on ideas you've critically assented to, but haven't executed yet because of arkrasia, might be.

Obviously, the example was a joke.

Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 30 April 2010 09:38:32PM 2 points [-]