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TobyBartels comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 28, chapter 99-101 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: TobyBartels 16 December 2013 02:21:40AM 0 points [-]

In that case, fighting hydras is something that any decently curious Wizard should attempt as a matter of course. Even if you're spending most of your effort watching the hydra, it still gives you a long time to think. No way (unless that's part of the hydra's spell) that you're coming out of that experience the same person!

Comment author: Desrtopa 16 December 2013 03:30:50AM 2 points [-]

Well over periods of time that long, you might come out of it a new person who differs from the old one by being bugfuck crazy.