EvelynM comments on Rationalist horoscopes: A low-hanging utility generator. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: EvelynM 27 June 2011 04:41:14PM 3 points [-]

Project Premortem. Imagine your project has failed in the worst possible way. What does that look like? How did it happen? What can you do now to prevent that from happening?

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 09 October 2011 08:21:18PM 6 points [-]

I found it amusing to pretend this was to be applied to the horoscope project, not a submission to it.

Comment author: Will_Sawin 09 October 2011 09:00:37PM 1 point [-]

Any ideas?

I'm imagining new submissions decline in quality and the old ones become less relevant over time. At the same time, more and more people believe that these horoscopes are able to predict the future, and a diabolical conspiracy begins using them as a mind-control device.

Comment author: AdeleneDawner 27 June 2011 05:14:18PM 3 points [-]

So my scraper catches this:

Horoscope: Do a project premortem: Imagine your project has failed in the worst possible way. What does that look like? How did it happen? What can you do now to prevent that from happening?