Dorikka comments on Pinpointing Utility - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Dorikka 26 January 2013 03:51:47AM 3 points [-]

That was eminently readable. Thank you.

Comment author: [deleted] 26 January 2013 05:55:08AM 4 points [-]

I hope you don't mind if I ask for elaboration?

Comment author: Dorikka 26 January 2013 09:01:05PM 8 points [-]

I'm fairly unlikely to read a dry, mathy post pointing out mistakes that people make when wielding utility in making decisions. Clear, humorous examples help, as does making abstract things concrete when possible -- the radioactive utilities made me laugh. The post was fairly long, but the summary wrapped things up nicely.