tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post3396817440176073820..comments2024-03-13T19:49:05.520-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Shylock Holmes: Predictable Preference Reversals in Procrastination ChoicesShylock Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446165270035271752noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-57488021172889210012011-05-11T13:27:07.651-07:002011-05-11T13:27:07.651-07:00Ah SMH, you are a first rate thinker! I am pleased...Ah SMH, you are a first rate thinker! I am pleased to report that in the spirit of overcoming bias, I watched it the other night, and it was indeed excellent. Whether the blog post served as a commitment mechanism or merely increased the salience of the movie is a challenge left to the behavioural economists.Shylock Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421115441614742339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-57383765565644954782011-05-11T11:28:31.557-07:002011-05-11T11:28:31.557-07:00You know what hyperbolic discounters need? Commitm...You know what hyperbolic discounters need? Commitment mechanisms! Thus watch the damn movie, before I drag you to the sequel. At which point you will be be publicly shamed by the blog readers, the sequel will be less enjoyable, and the original will be less enjoyable as I'm sure the sequel will ruin gags from the first movie. 15 days until the next one comes out, if you're a true hyperbolic discounter that would mean like 14.5 until you watch the first movie.SMHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-70299518585215108242011-05-09T15:06:57.429-07:002011-05-09T15:06:57.429-07:00Ha, very true. Hey, I never said it made sense!
O...Ha, very true. Hey, I never said it made sense!<br /><br />On the other hand, would you really want to watch a movie in 5 minute chunks, broken up with breaks? You may as well be watching free-to-air television with commercials, and that's worse than a punch in the kidneys.Shylock Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421115441614742339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-52645077076402256062011-05-09T14:49:34.032-07:002011-05-09T14:49:34.032-07:00Right. Because you can't watch the freaking mo...Right. Because you can't watch the freaking movie for 5 min and then stop. Your VCR player will ruin the cassette.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com