Metus comments on Financial Effectiveness Repository - Less Wrong

5 Post author: Gunnar_Zarncke 18 November 2014 09:57AM

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Comment author: Metus 18 November 2014 10:11:42PM 1 point [-]

I'm not sure I understand. Can't I give advice on how not to waste money because I am not a 50 year old war veteran who has traveled through three continents? Since not wasting money is the most effective thing the average person can do to change the difference between income and spending in the better direction.

Comment author: SanguineEmpiricist 18 November 2014 10:36:13PM *  0 points [-]

Another example of some uncharitable reading(standard). Giving advice from the negative as you described is fine.

Comment author: Metus 19 November 2014 08:10:17AM 0 points [-]

Are we playing this game?

Complaining that someone is not qualifield to give advice because they did not take any risk "in the field" or did not "experience it themselves" without qualifying what would constitute good advice or a good advisor is pretty standard too. At least personally I would not insist on my physician having had cancer before.

Though I do have to admit that the comment about the average nerd is more accurate than I'd like to admit. I won't continue this discussion further.