gwern comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 30 May 2010 12:53:08AM *  5 points [-]

(Magical) code is law, but the laws of economics are more akin to laws of logic than legal laws - try to bend them, and you'll either accomplish nothing or it'll bite you somehow. You need subtler tactics than just unmeltable coins or disappearing specie.