Eugine_Nier comments on Rationality Quotes April 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 13 April 2012 07:01:51AM 2 points [-]

There's something to be said for rewarding results instead of effort to teach people to make sure they are actually trying rather than trying to try.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 13 April 2012 01:43:01PM -1 points [-]

Better results than fixed attributes, certainly. No objection to rewarding results as well. My primary concern with rewarding results instead is that it seems to create the incentive to only tackle problems I'm confident I can succeed at.