Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on How David Beats Goliath - Less Wrong

18 Post author: JulianMorrison 05 May 2009 01:25AM

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Comment author: RobinHanson 05 May 2009 05:46:31AM 12 points [-]

I worry about selection effects - maybe underdogs only choose unconventional strategies when they could think of one that seemed promising.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 05 May 2009 08:37:33AM 11 points [-]

Maybe underdogs usually back down from overdogs entirely unless (a) they think of a way to win (b) they're stupid.