PhilipL comments on Open Thread, March 1-15, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 01 March 2013 08:23:41PM * 3 points [-]

Agree with the first part but not (the wording of) the second part. If you know beforehand that something would be a mistake, don't be stupid.

Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 01 March 2013 08:56:28PM 3 points [-]

But you shouldn't necessarily trust your brain to accurately predict whether things will be mistakes.

Comment author: ChristianKl 04 March 2013 04:28:55PM 1 point [-]

The question is where you cut off. What chance of making a mistake is acceptable?