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buybuydandavis comments on [FINAL CHAPTER] Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 122 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: MarkusRamikin 17 March 2015 12:10:26PM 3 points [-]

I'm not sure why having won one kind of lottery is more admirable than another. (Getting a good brain from genes vs inheriting useful brain patterns from Tom Riddle).

Comment author: buybuydandavis 17 March 2015 09:17:30PM 1 point [-]

That's why I said "in real world terms". Not a lot of genius horcruxes to bestow in the real world. Or partial transfiguration powers to exercise. Or bigger, harder, longer, and more throbbing midichlorians pulsing through your blood.

Hermione has real world admirable characteristics. Real world Hermiones prosper, and help those around them prosper.