wedrifid comments on Open Thread, August 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 08 August 2010 01:56:57PM 1 point [-]

On the other hand, there's also selection for people who aren't expecting to live as long as the average, and this pool includes prudent people.

And on yet another hand there is selection for people who are expected to live longer than the average (selection from the salemen directly or mediated by price.)