NancyLebovitz comments on Behavioral psychology and buying a warranty at Menards - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 15 November 2011 03:47:23PM 1 point [-]

Maybe people with skills like that are less likely to become beggars.

Comment author: dlthomas 15 November 2011 05:04:26PM 0 points [-]

On the other hand, beggars are clearly rewarded for developing such skills.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 15 November 2011 10:59:16PM 0 points [-]

Most people aren't very entrepreneurial.

Also, that style of successful begging involves increasing the risk of annoying people and getting nothing while you're learning.