Douglas_Knight comments on Defeating Ugh Fields In Practice - Less Wrong

65 Post author: Psychohistorian 19 June 2010 07:37PM

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Comment author: Kingreaper 20 June 2010 11:52:55PM 6 points [-]

This reminds me of a thought I had before:

University costs thousands. Imagine that you received, along with your exam marks, $1 per % for your average grade.

It's meaningless, really, compared to the value of the degree, but... it feels like you're getting something real for that work. You're directly receiving money, rather than earning the chance to earn it in the future.

Comment author: xamdam 22 June 2010 09:43:53AM 3 points [-]

Someone I know actually started a business around this idea:

http://www.ultrinsic.com/