jpl68 comments on Open Thread, April 27-May 4, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: jpl68 18 May 2014 04:59:39PM 0 points [-]

I do not think EA is about things that are relatively easy to measure. It is about doing things with the highest expected value. It is just that due partly to regression to the mean things with measurably high values should have among the highest expected values. See Adam Caseys posts on 80 000 Hours.