NancyLebovitz comments on The Importance of Self-Doubt - Less Wrong

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Comment author: timtyler 11 September 2010 09:21:19PM *  1 point [-]

The biggest optimist I have come across is Peter Voss. His estimate in 2009 was around 8 years - 7:00 in. However, he obviously has something to sell - so maybe we should not pay too much attention to his opinion - due to the signalling effects associated with confidence.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 11 September 2010 10:38:00PM 0 points [-]

Optimist or pessimist?

Comment author: timtyler 12 September 2010 07:06:36AM *  0 points [-]