Eugine_Nier comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 19, chapter 88-89 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 01 July 2013 02:26:05AM 0 points [-]

Once she answered that honestly (which is kind of had to because it was a legal deposition), she lost marketability.

No she didn't.

Comment author: loserthree 01 July 2013 03:09:20AM -2 points [-]

What she gets from book sales will be a pittance compared to what her little business empire brought in over the past few years.

Yes, she has a fall back position. And that's fine. But it doesn't mean she didn't lose greater things than those book sales will ever make up for.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 01 July 2013 04:16:00AM *  0 points [-]

I was disputing your claim that she lost marketability. While I agree that her sponsors cutting her off hurt her, I dispute your claim that it was a business decision based on marketability, in particular her publisher's decision to cancel her book while it's preorder was number 1 on Amazon.