James_Miller comments on Rationality Quotes November 2014

James_Miller 2 Nov 2014 0:46 UTC
48 points

I want to get the most amount of candy with the least amount of walking.

My 9-year-old son on Halloween.
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- wedrifid 3 Nov 2014 10:58 UTC
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  I want to get the most amount of candy with the least amount of walking.
  
  My 9-year-old son on Halloween.
  
  The Valley of Bad Rationality at work again. Improved optimisation skills and strategic awareness applied to increase the amount of candy consumed while reducing physical exercise!
  - Peter_McIntyre 4 Feb 2015 20:34 UTC
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    Well put!
- ike 2 Nov 2014 0:56 UTC
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  Can’t optimize for two quantities at once. If he could get the maximum amount of candy but not the absolute minimum of walking, what does he choose?
  - FullMeta_Rationalist 2 Nov 2014 2:32 UTC
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    max( Candy / e^Walking )
    fudged with a constant of proportionality (pun intended).
- timujin 3 Nov 2014 7:12 UTC
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  You are a good parent.