eli_sennesh comments on Rationality Quotes December 2014 - Less Wrong

8 Post author: Salemicus 03 December 2014 10:33PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 07 December 2014 03:27:45PM 8 points [-]

That simply means that Switzerland has already solved the easier problems North Korea struggles with. To paraphrase, an absence of low-hanging fruit on a well-tended tree means you're probably in a garden.

Comment author: somnicule 08 December 2014 11:25:29PM 14 points [-]

Isn't that the point of the quote?

Comment author: lmm 16 December 2014 12:32:54PM 1 point [-]

Maybe, but if so the quote is ineffective at conveying it.