thomblake comments on Why Support the Underdog? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 07 April 2009 02:15:21PM 1 point [-]

This, incidentally, reminds me a lot of the scene in Romance of Three Kingdoms where the minor warlord Zhang Xiu was wondering whether to join Cao Cao (the underdog) or Yuan Shao. His brilliant adviser told him to join Cao Cao, who ultimately toppled Yuan Shao.

Yes, I think this is exactly the sort of truel situation that is talked about elsewhere.