James_Miller comments on Rationality Quotes November 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: James_Miller 02 November 2014 12:46:09AM 39 points [-]

I want to get the most amount of candy with the least amount of walking.

My 9-year-old son on Halloween.

Comment author: wedrifid 03 November 2014 10:58:17AM 29 points [-]

I want to get the most amount of candy with the least amount of walking.

My 9-year-old son on Halloween.

The Valley of Bad Rationality at work again. Improved optimisation skills and strategic awareness applied to increase the amount of candy consumed while reducing physical exercise!

Comment author: Peter_McIntyre 04 February 2015 08:34:31PM 2 points [-]

Well put!

Comment author: ike 02 November 2014 12:56:37AM 6 points [-]

Can't optimize for two quantities at once. If he could get the maximum amount of candy but not the absolute minimum of walking, what does he choose?

Comment author: FullMeta_Rationalist 02 November 2014 02:32:22AM 13 points [-] 
max( Candy / e^Walking )

fudged with a constant of proportionality (pun intended).

Comment author: timujin 03 November 2014 07:12:02AM 3 points [-]

You are a good parent.

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