I don't think the main issue here is the dualistic payout structure of the gambles http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/07/28/non-dual-awareness/ …
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You could flatten the industries' payout structures, but there will still be loads of desperate, miserable people looking for a gamble.
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They will simply shift to a different impossible fantasy - whatever is available.
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@sarahdoingthing oops > expected value of course (win value * likelihood of win)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing inequality goes the other way
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@sarahdoingthing I think I had a dangerous role model in that my dad was a moderate success as an actor. -
@sarahdoingthing I didn't have strong models for normative/default life options. It was expected that I would just know how to be amazing.
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@sarahdoingthing my first econ prof opened w/ (no doubt spurious) quotes of mules' interdiction rate vs aspiring neurosurgeons' success rate -
@sarahdoingthing the punchline was "What the HELL are you DOING HERE? Go on, get OUT!"
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@sarahdoingthing wonder if you find same indignation in failed drug kingpins that you do in failed music celebrities/academic kingpins/etcThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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