Vladimir_Nesov comments on Bad reasons for a rationalist to lose - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 19 May 2009 05:58:10PM *  -1 points [-]

I exclude bad luck from this list, since winning might as well be defined over counterfactual worlds. If you lose in your real world, you can still figure out how well you'd do in the counterfactuals.