Luke_A_Somers comments on Fairness vs. Goodness - Less Wrong

10 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 22 February 2009 08:22PM

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Comment author: Michael_Howard 24 February 2009 09:57:49PM 1 point [-]

Most picked (a).

Ack, brain fell out! I meant they picked (b).

Otus, I'd pick your first option. I don't think the safety of (2%, 2%) is worth the 0.5% expected value loss. If the risks were huge, say (-20%, 30%) and (2%, 2%) I'd probably play safe.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 08 March 2013 02:21:35PM 0 points [-]

Mapping from growth rates onto utility is not as simple as adding. Relative growth provides strategic advantage.