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Re:Bhutan's dark secret to happiness by rwmj on Friday April 17, 2015 @10:17AM (#9394411)
The OP's net present value of future earnings is likely to be much bigger than $10, so why is it irrational for him to play Russian roulette for so little money?
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Re:Bhutan's dark secret to happiness by philh on Friday April 17, 2015 @10:40AM (#9394558)
If OP doesn't want to do it, it would be irrational for ver to do it. That's not true of all decisions, but I think it holds in this case.

But, I'm a little confused, because

> The OP's net present value of future earnings is likely to be much bigger than $10

would seem like an argument against playing. So I'm not sure if you were trying to say something that went completely over my head?

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