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RolfAndreassen comments on Rationality Quotes Thread August 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: SolveIt 04 August 2015 01:05:43PM 3 points [-]

I think the point of the quote is that in the first case you have five methods you can use to attack different problems. In the second case you only have one method, and you have to hope every problem is a nail.

Comment author: RolfAndreassen 06 August 2015 04:39:19AM 2 points [-]

Nu, but a method that has already been used on five problems seems to be pretty good at converting problems into nails. :)