Lumifer comments on Stupid Questions June 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 02 June 2015 12:20:08AM 2 points [-]

That is a really bad analogy. When sending money to Nigeria you expect more money and will receive nothing. When buying a diamond you expect a diamond and will receive a diamond. Your personal ideas about its value are quite irrelevant here.