wmcleod comments on The Affect Heuristic - Less Wrong

35 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 27 November 2007 07:58AM

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Comment author: Topo 27 November 2007 12:22:22PM 1 point [-]

A 7% probability versus 10% probability may be bad news, but it's more than made up for by the increased number of red beans. It's a worse probability, yes, but you're still more likely to win, you see.

I don't understand. Do you mean you are more likely to win with 7 red beans rather than one but also proportionately more likely to lose with 93 non red beans rather than 9? You wink and suggest there is some great wisdom there. I simply don't even know what the hell you are talking about.

Comment author: wmcleod 01 December 2009 06:20:10PM 15 points [-]

No he's being sarcastic kid...