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Vaniver comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, February 2015, chapter 104 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Vaniver 16 February 2015 04:07:44PM 0 points [-]

For symmetry, though, that would require that academic points be fixed in some fashion. (Remember, a primary point is to get students to care about the academic half by linking it to sports.)

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 16 February 2015 04:38:56PM 1 point [-]

But academic points can't be so obviously gamed.