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DanArmak comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 18, chapter 87 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: DanArmak 23 December 2012 05:28:59PM 4 points [-]

a basic law of MoR is that people gain maturity/competence in proportion to how much hell they've been through.

Inverse Utility Monster: deliberately goes through hell, returns superpowered.

Wise Villain: doesn't make heroes' lives difficult, keeps them underpowered.

Comment author: [deleted] 04 January 2013 04:30:16PM *  2 points [-]

Inverse Utility Monster: deliberately goes through hell, returns superpowered.

Vegeta from Dragon Ball once deliberately had himself beat to near-death for that very reason.

Comment author: dspeyer 03 January 2013 08:01:13PM 2 points [-]

Inverse Utility Monster: deliberately goes through hell, returns superpowered.

Specifically:

Sign up for the Auror preparation program in your sixth year. It's the next best thing. Oh, and if a famous Auror offers to oversee your summer internship, just ignore anyone who warns you that he's a terrible influence or that you're almost certainly going to die.

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