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army1987 comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, July 2014, chapter 102 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Alsadius 28 July 2014 04:50:12PM 2 points [-]

But if it reduces the averages by raising every individual's utility and simply moving people from the "outside" group to the "inside" group who started with low utility, we can hardly call that bad.

Comment author: [deleted] 28 July 2014 06:29:56PM 2 points [-]

(This is known as Will Rogers phenomenon BTW.)

Comment author: Alsadius 29 July 2014 04:23:21AM 0 points [-]

Thanks. I knew there was a name for it, just couldn't remember what it was.

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