gwern comments on Rationality Quotes October 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 02 October 2011 09:59:19AM *  13 points [-]

Because it's not about food, but the challenge? Without the roadrunner, Wile E. is nothing. He depends on not succeeding. (Just noticed what a great role model he is.)

Comment author: gwern 02 October 2011 06:01:09PM *  20 points [-]

To quote Warner's famous essay on cartoonialism, "The struggle itself...is enough to fill a character's heart. One must imagine Coyote happy."