SquirrelInHell comments on Attention! Financial scam targeting Less Wrong users - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jiro 02 March 2016 06:39:06PM *  7 points [-]

No, if we're rationalist, we should figure out if the cost of doing the tests is worth the expected gain from getting the test results. If we're fairly certain that it's a scam already (so test results won't change the situation much) and if the tests are expensive, it might be a better idea not to test.

Comment author: SquirrelInHell 03 March 2016 01:43:02PM 4 points [-]

If we're rationalist, we don't start our reasoning with "If we're rationalist, then...".