SilentCal comments on Rationality Quotes August 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SilentCal 12 August 2014 10:29:56PM 1 point [-]

It's pretty well established here that a phrase like 'predictably puts you at a disadvantage' is a probabilistic term; essentially it means 'has a negative impact on your expected uitility.'

By the definition you assumed I was using, it would be true to say that buying a lottery ticket predictably increases your wealth. That is not a reasonable way to use words.

(Also, you've been disagreeing with Eliezer this whole thread, and only that last post has downvotes)