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Luke_A_Somers comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 116 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 05 March 2015 04:27:50PM 0 points [-]

The point was that it's possible. Why might it actually occur? First, he might figure 'I did this, so I'm going to fix it'. Also, they are fairly powerful, comparatively speaking, to common people - he might have some plot to raise them and bind them to help him or put them in a position that he expects a net positive in his future effectiveness?