gjm comments on Open thread, Apr. 18 - Apr. 24, 2016 - Less Wrong
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The "concave utility function" theory of risk aversion predicts that, all else being equal, richer people will be less risk-averse about any given sum of money. And I would in fact expect Bill Gates to accept positive-dollar-expectation bets of size ~$100 without a moment's thought.