RolfAndreassen comments on Rationality Quotes August 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanArmak 03 August 2013 09:46:18AM 8 points [-]

I don't understand this rationality quote. Is it about fighting akrasia? Self-hacking to effectively saving money? It clearly describes a method that wouldn't actually work, and it could work as humour, but what does it mean as a rationality tale?

Comment author: RolfAndreassen 03 August 2013 06:34:06PM 11 points [-]

It's either a cautionary tale about the dangers of deceiving yourself, or a humorous look at the impossibility of actually doing so.