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Manfred comments on Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Argument - Less Wrong Discussion

74 Post author: palladias 18 February 2013 05:05PM

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Comment author: Manfred 18 February 2013 10:34:49PM 2 points [-]

Hm. I think this actually also applies to individuals, doing it with groups just has enough statistical power to beat us over the head with it.

Which is to say, it's a good exercise but not a very good competition.