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diegocaleiro comments on Why is it rational to invest in retirement? I don't get it. - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: diegocaleiro 16 May 2013 06:54:20PM 0 points [-]

Invested in whatever the machines can't do. Or what they will multiply instead of devaluate.

Like hairdressing, chef cooking, extreme sport tour guide, land in scandinavia (if Hansons guess about the emulations hub is right), energy sources. Which is what one should invest in, if afraid of the emulation economy.

Comment author: niceguyanon 21 May 2013 11:41:03PM 0 points [-]

land in scandinavia (if Hansons guess about the emulations hub is right),

Can you link me to this? I searched but could not find what you are talking about.

Comment author: gwern 21 May 2013 11:53:41PM 0 points [-]

It's a reference to 'em cities', where the limiting resource will be a combination of electricity generation + cooling. Scandinava has dams and geothermal energy so cheap electricity (think why Iceland has aluminum smelters) but also cold weather and even colder oceans, so cheap cooling.