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paper-machine comments on [META] Retributive downvoting: Why? - Less Wrong Discussion

12 Post author: ialdabaoth 27 November 2012 02:24AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 28 November 2012 09:11:55PM *  1 point [-]

I don't understand the logic here.

It sounds like you're saying something like: "A friend loaned me five bucks, so surely he can loan me five more." By induction, the friend has infinite amounts of money.

Comment author: mwengler 28 November 2012 09:42:17PM 4 points [-]

No, it is something like "A friend went to a movie 12 times in the last 15 weeks for $5 each. So if I find a movie the friend will like and it is $5, he'll probably want to go."