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moridinamael comments on The Problem of "Win-More" - Less Wrong Discussion

26 Post author: katydee 26 March 2014 06:32PM

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Comment author: asr 26 March 2014 07:08:54PM 8 points [-]

Can you give additional example of this? I'm looking for parallels elsewhere in life where something is apparently useful, but is only useful in cases where you don't really need it, and nothing leaps to mind.

Comment author: moridinamael 26 March 2014 07:51:55PM 7 points [-]

Trading individual stocks? Often touted as a great way to become wealthy, but in reality only the most skilled are successful at it. Much better to buy index funds.