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RichardKennaway comments on Open Thread, Jul. 20 - Jul. 26, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 21 July 2015 08:34:22AM 3 points [-]

You're confusing risk aversion and learned helplessness.

Another English irregular verb.

"I can see that this won't work. You are risk-averse. He exhibits learned helplessness."