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Old 08-09-2007, 06:28 PM
niffe9 niffe9 is offline
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Default Re: Too Much Information

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If you knew for sure that information was "very marginally beneficial," why would you still choose to ignore it?

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We're nitpicking here, but you might in cases where time is a factor, like when you are making a poker decision or, to use the blink example, diagnosing heart attacks. Also in cases where you are expending an exorbitant amount of resources for very little return, ie. mastering game theory to increase poker winnings or Buffett not having many analysts, etc.
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