Spurlock comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 11 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Spurlock 18 March 2012 06:56:13AM 3 points [-]

Meta: everyone seems to have started using the term "Groundhog's Day Attack" to describe what H&C did to Hermione. While I understand what happened in the story, I've never heard this term before, can't find any relevant looking results by googling, and don't see what the connection could be between brute forcing someone's mind and using a small furry animal to predict the changing of the seasons. Can someone please point me in the right direction here?

Comment author: glumph 18 March 2012 07:39:58AM 9 points [-]

This was addressed in the previous thread:

The movie 'Groundhog Day' is about a man who relives the same day over and over again repeatedly. Because the day is reset, he is able to re-play each interaction with any person repeatedly until he can convince them of whatever he wants or work around them ...

In chapter 77, H&C performs a similar hack. He tries to convince her, then obliviates her memory and uses his gained information to convince her even more, etc. Instead of resetting the day, he is resetting her mind back again and again.

Comment author: taelor 18 March 2012 07:49:56AM 3 points [-]

It's a reference to the the 1993 movie Groundhog Day in which Bill Murray's character is forced to live through numerous iterations of the eponymous day.

Comment author: NihilCredo 18 March 2012 07:37:10AM *  1 point [-]

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