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34 Post author: Morendil 09 June 2010 05:00PM

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Comment author: gwern 10 June 2010 01:46:57PM 0 points [-]

How do you unpack "fail" or "flounder" in this context?

I would also add in 'founding members spend a great deal of effort and time on group-related activity such that they get less out of studying than they would otherwise have'. That, combined with the usual massive attrition just in the first few chapters...