MileyCyrus comments on New Year's Prediction Thread (2012) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AspiringKnitter 02 January 2012 05:23:19AM 6 points [-]

Okay, this seems like nothing could possibly go wrong just from my making some educated guesses, right?

  1. 90%: the probabilities in this post are poorly calibrated, but things I think are likely will probably happen, and the converse is also true.

  2. 10%: I'll learn to play Magic: the Gathering by 2013.

  3. .1%: Singularity occurs before January 1, 2013.

  4. 80%: Occupy protests do not end before May.

  5. 90%: Judge Rotenberg Center continues torturing children at least through December 31, 2012.

  6. 99% There will be at least one update to Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality this year.

  7. 99% The Winds of Winter will not be released this year.

  8. 85% George R. R. Martin will not die this year.

Comment author: MileyCyrus 02 January 2012 05:11:38PM 2 points [-]

Occupy protests do not end before May.

How would you define "end"? Without a coherent leadership OWS cannot formally declare themselves finished. The most likely "end" for OWS will be that most of the protesters go home while a few stragglers will stick around for years.

Comment author: AspiringKnitter 03 January 2012 03:04:56AM 0 points [-]

That's a good point. Maybe there's a problem with my concept of "end" as it relates to OWS protests.

I expect them to continue to be common and happen a bunch (as much as they're happening now or more) at least until May. After that, who knows...