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Larks comments on "Stupid" questions thread - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: BrassLion 15 July 2013 03:40:32AM 7 points [-]

This is likely to increase the total bill, much like how splitting the check evenly instead of strictly paying for what you ordered increases the total bill.

Comment author: Larks 15 July 2013 09:28:02AM 2 points [-]

Assign the probabilities in proportion to each person's fraction of the overall bill. Incentives are aligned.