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How risk averse are you?

by Charlieholtz on 3/17/25, 10:41 PM with 4 comments

• by jacksondc on 3/17/25, 11:01 PM

  The True Jedi ⬜⬜⬜⬜ Balanced in risk seeking ⬜⬜⬜⬜ Balanced in loss aversion ⬜⬜⬜⬜ Balanced in magnitude sensitivity I lost -$1,018,389.5

  I guess "balanced in magnitude sensitivity" means I wasted time on the small bets that barely affected my total earnings... I probably should've clicked randomly on those

• by Charlieholtz on 3/17/25, 10:41 PM

  Here are my results:

  The Trigger Puller ⬜⬜⬜⬜ Somewhat risk seeking ⬜⬜⬜⬜ Somewhat loss seeking ⬜⬜⬜⬜ Balanced in magnitude sensitivity I earned $192,818.76

• by koakuma-chan on 3/17/25, 10:53 PM

  The Microgambler ⬜⬜⬜⬜ Very risk averse ⬜⬜⬜⬜ Somewhat loss seeking ⬜⬜⬜⬜ Somewhat magnitude sensitive I earned $1,609,865.1

• by johngrandolph on 3/17/25, 10:58 PM

  Creator here. Let me know if you have any feedback or ideas for measuring other things!