You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more
People often claim that if someone _really_ believes something, they should be willing to bet on it at commensurate odds. I agree with this when money is clearly a primary motivator for that person. But if it's not, lack of willingness to bet means little about their sincerity
Quite a few replies are having trouble empathizing with the notion of not being motivated by money. Imagine the bet stakes are for a grimblful (win), and a thoktak (lose). These are fictitious, meaningless stakes; not being willing to bet would mean nothing about your sincerity.
Note also that I'm not engaged at all with the question of whether a person should care about money or not - I'm assuming as a premise that the person genuinely isn't much interested.
(This is rare for very large sums, though not unheard of - e.g., I know people who've turned down millions of dollars to live modest lifestyles doing things they like. For small sums, it's not uncommon.)
There's an old joke in which an oral exam question in mathematics begins "Suppose n is an integer [etc]", and the student replies "But, professor, what if n is not an integer?" Many of the replies to this thread have been of the form "No way could n have been an integer!"
Actually it means even more then: Money is not that important to you, and yet you still don't want to risk any?
You're assuming the person wants more money. The whole point is they don't.
Snarky response: https://youtu.be/dgct3Jn8pFA Non-snarky response that agrees with your conclusion: http://noahpinionblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/bets-do-not-necessarily-reveal-beliefs.html …
Nice, though none applies to the context I'm talking about - all of those are from the perspective of a person who cares a lot about maximizing money, which is specifically not the context of my remark. (I like the Tyler Cowen quote.)
Popper mentioned his ‘certainty’ depended on the situation. Where are my keys? On the table. Am I sure? Yep. Wait, my friend’s life depends on this? Well, I think my keys are on the table, but I’m not sure enough to stake their life on it.
It's mainly the semantics (as opposed to the quantitative level of certainty) that varies with the stakes, right? I'm 90% certain my keys are on the table either way, but the higher the stakes, the less inclined I am to label that as "sure"
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
