Let the free market solve it.
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I was about to say, I see a market for synthetic CDOs. Find a few more credulous genies get a pyramid thing going
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@276039081 possible constant factor approach: sell a genie the compensation of a life insurance to save n lives each.
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hm. As in, 'Genie, how about I sell you life insurance on all those you might kill because someone else refuses?'
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@276039081 the more insurances I sell, the better rates I can offer because the less people die!
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it'd have to be "I" the subject of a coop/venture, tho? Can't trade life insurance for certainty it won't pay out
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what if it was a locally circular scheme where genies reinsured me against the chance they all fail at once
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@276039081 That said I don't see a reason it wouldn't work right now? Assuming you can get them to sell insurance.
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we need genies. Brainwashing? Basilisk arg for why 'you' are def a genie+suitable target pop? Ideally, viralizing
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@276039081 I am reminded of this passage in Stross' Rule 34: "bringing a complicated financial instrument to a genie fight"
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@276039081 Oh dear. Can one smell that? Even that I read his blog for the comments?
[I need to sleep, tweet you later.]
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