Zvi comments on Memetic Hazards in Videogames - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Zvi 12 September 2010 12:17:36AM 5 points [-]

I find it makes me long for this ability rather than fool me into thinking I have it. In fact, reminding me that I could die or make the game unwinnable at any moment tends to have the opposite effect of making me more risk averse than I should be.