Re:Show HN: When my builds fail I pay money to charity
by TeMPOraL on Monday May 07, 2018 @12:13PM
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It's better than just throwing away money after a failed build. But a true win-win strategy is donating to charity unconditionally, and not wasting time punishing yourself for failed builds in an elaborate way ;).
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Re:Show HN: When my builds fail I pay money to charity
by sametmax on Monday May 07, 2018 @02:06PM
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You are advocating perfection while op is making the best out of the dealt cards. We need both approaches as a society, but one should not nag the other.
Re:Show HN: When my builds fail I pay money to charity
by aeorgnoieang on Monday May 07, 2018 @02:51PM
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They were advocating not misaligning incentives, which is definitely not making the best of a situation.
Re:Show HN: When my builds fail I pay money to charity
by compiler-guy on Monday May 07, 2018 @02:31PM
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You are not accounting for the fun that doing this entails. It's gamification of the build with a gaming partner that is actually fun to play with.
When I play a game with my buddies, I try to win, but even if I lose I still have a good time.
This is a very similar concept. Also, don't assume that this is the only money he gives. Games are fun.
Re:Show HN: When my builds fail I pay money to charity
by TeMPOraL on Monday May 07, 2018 @11:57PM
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In reality I was just nitpicking. Doing the win-win strategy I described does require more willpower, and I understand that one employs tricks like these to avoid using willpower.
Incidentally, I somewhat envy people who are capable to pull such strategy off. It requires some amount of suspension of disbelief, forgetting for a moment that you're the game master and playing the game by the book way past the point it's become uncomfortable. I don't have that. I tried many times, but my mind just refuses to participate in self-trickery.