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Because if the larger envelope is changed to contain four times as many dollars, then /2 vs. *4 points back towards swapping indefinitely.
by whatshisface 4y ago
Because if the larger envelope is changed to contain four times as many dollars, then /2 vs. *4 points back towards swapping indefinitely.
- MrBlueIncognito 4y agoIf one envelope contains 4 times the money of the other envelope, then by swapping you either gain 3x or lose 3x, where x is the amount of money in the smaller envelope. Even in this case, the average return is +3x -3x = 0.