the point of the example, as i see them, is to demonstrate that the positives are actually really high. it’s not situation when the positive is 10 and the negative is −1000, so the in expectation the value is negative.
those are situations when the positive value is 100 and maybe 1000, and it’s not clear to me that the −1000 value is good enough reason to avoid the sweet, sweet +1000 value.
so the disagreement is maybe about how high value it actually is. it’s not “fine or tolerable” it’s really important and valuable, in way that people who advocate against fail to see and account for. and this is why this comment was so valuable. it’s demonstrated, with examples, that it’s much more then just fine, but actually good. that choosing not-that would have been small tragedy.
the point of the example, as i see them, is to demonstrate that the positives are actually really high. it’s not situation when the positive is 10 and the negative is −1000, so the in expectation the value is negative.
those are situations when the positive value is 100 and maybe 1000, and it’s not clear to me that the −1000 value is good enough reason to avoid the sweet, sweet +1000 value.
so the disagreement is maybe about how high value it actually is. it’s not “fine or tolerable” it’s really important and valuable, in way that people who advocate against fail to see and account for. and this is why this comment was so valuable. it’s demonstrated, with examples, that it’s much more then just fine, but actually good. that choosing not-that would have been small tragedy.