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Luke_A_Somers comments on Mitt Romney's $10,000 bet - Less Wrong Discussion

31 Post author: MileyCyrus 12 December 2011 02:14AM

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 14 December 2011 05:54:04PM 2 points [-]

The moment I saw this, I thought of LW. The comment didn't bother me at all. He came across to me as "No, I'm serious here. This is something I will stand by, and be willing to take a hit if I'm wrong."

If Romney had made a bet that was large to him, that would have been even better. He'd be showing he really meant it. A $10k bet that sounded off-hand was the worst possible.