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Re:Reasoning, and What It Is To Be Rational (2000) by CompelTechnic on Friday June 29, 2018 @10:14AM (#17424610)
An interesting real world example of a group of rationalists failing to convert belief into action:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/MajyZJrsf8fAywWgY/a-lesswron...

A large number of people in this community regretted failing to invest in cryptocurrency, despite being the perfect group of people to recognize the spectacular potential payoff of the decision.

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Re:Reasoning, and What It Is To Be Rational (2000) by DrJosiah on Saturday June 30, 2018 @12:31AM (#17429482)
Some folks who try to be rational pulled out of bitcoin/similar when their stakes were lost in one or more of the exchange hacks / inside jobs. I know I bailed when my ~.25 bitcoin disappeared in an exchange "hack" 5-6 years ago (back when that amount was worth something like $100).
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