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Bragging Thread, June 2014
chrt20

It makes sounds even though I've set my phone to be silent. That's annoying.

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Examples of Rationality Techniques adopted by the Masses
chrt60

Expected value (it tells you not to play slot machines)

Casinos are apparently still making money, so I question the extent to which this has been adopted by the Masses.

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1John_Maxwell
Sure. Probably lotteries are a better example. My guess is that most people edanm talks to about this topic will consider themselves too intelligent to play the lottery.
7ThrustVectoring
Deciding to play slot machines is not a choice people make because they think it will net them money, it's a choice they make because they think it will be fun.
8atucker
That just means that the sanity waterline isn't high enough that casinos have no customers -- it could be the case that there used to be lots of people who went to casinos, and the waterline has been rising, and now there are fewer people who do.
Meetup : Rationality Meetup Ljubljana
chrt10

I've been lurking for a while and might be interested in attending, is there a specific theme to the meetup?

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0Thomas
Depends, who is going to be there. Then it depends, who is going to win the theme opening. I am interested mainly in super-intelligence, I doubt many have this preference. Even if they have, they are FAI ideology influenced and I have nothing much to say to them. Come, and see!