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Sometimes weirdness does pay

dynomight · Jan 2023 · life I’ve always wanted to believe that you could get enormous advantage in life just by willing to be weirder than other people. And when I read about people like Amos Tversky (leave movies early! go jogging in your underwear! throw away your mail unopened!) it almost seems true. But sadly, I’ve come to accept that weirdness rarely pays large dividends. But sometimes weirdness does pay. And when it does we must celebrate it. So here’s a humble case: When you buy something, I think you’d often be better off buying multiple copies of that thing. For example: Say you’re at

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