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Comment by lisper

The correct answer is described here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NGPncypY68

TL;DR (Spoiler alert): the expected value of the amount of money you end up with is an infinite series whose sum changes depending on the order in which you add up the terms, and so you can choose an order that makes this value come out to be positive, negative, or zero.

parent lisper 4 years ago

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