gwern comments on The Craigslist Revolution: a real-world application of torture vs. dust specks OR How I learned to stop worrying and create one billion dollars out of nothing

[gwern]

Now now; if you’re going to be in Hanson mode, at least credit him when you’re not being original: http://​​www.overcomingbias.com/​​2009/​​12/​​microlending-fails.html

[Matt_Simpson]

I’m not sure that Hanson was being original. Libertarian leaning economists have been making this argument for some time.

[mattnewport]

I wasn’t claiming to be original but I wouldn’t credit Robin Hanson as the primary influence on me on this issue. Maybe Kerry Howley or Will Wilkinson should have got the credit.