Episode

"Big-World Intuitions" by sarahconstantin

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LessWrong (Curated & Popular)
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Aug 1, 2026
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361
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Summary

Consider the following situations: when you are a small, growing startup in a big market, standard advice is not to worry too much about your competitors or try to do anything adversarial “against” them, but just to focus on growing and providing value to your own customers. when you are a small trader in a big market, you don’t need to worry about your trades shifting the market price or revealing information to your competitors; in many contexts, your optimal strategy is simply to b...