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Viliam comments on Open thread, Aug. 10 - Aug. 16, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Viliam 11 August 2015 08:07:43AM 12 points [-]

I guess the difference is that if you offer to sell a ton of gold for $1, you will find a buyer, but if you offer to buy a ton of gold for $1, you will not find a seller.

The inverse strategy will not produce the inverse result.