snarles comments on Open Thread: June 2010 - Less Wrong
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I'd analyze your question this way. Ask any one of the ten people which they would prefer: A) to get hit B) to have a 1/10th chance of getting hit 9 times.
Assuming rationality and constant disutility of getting hit, every one of them would choose B.