MixedNuts comments on Rationality Quotes July 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MixedNuts 03 July 2011 04:12:07PM 8 points [-]

That whole "buying" vs "selling" dichotomy does nothing but cause problems. Let's just treat selling as buying negative stock.

Comment author: ESRogs 12 July 2011 08:38:50PM 1 point [-]

Like shorting?

Comment author: MixedNuts 13 July 2011 06:24:14AM 2 points [-]

Rather, not like shorting. Unless we also use a word like "longing" to mean buying a stock you haven't previously sold.