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JosephY comments on What are the most common and important trade-offs that decision makers face? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: JosephY 04 November 2014 12:08:38AM 1 point [-]

Constant, predictable gains vs. Black Swans

Comment author: ChristianKl 05 November 2014 07:40:00PM 2 points [-]

A lot of gains that aren't constant but are variable have still nothing to do with Black Swans.

Comment author: Andy_McKenzie 04 November 2014 02:16:34AM 1 point [-]

I think this is Surely Some vs Maybe More -- right? If so, helpful to recall the black swan meme and map it to this, thanks.