What is the HPMOR approach? Having so many characters be super-intelligent plotters, so that the prior probability that the explanation for something involves a complicated plot is much higher than in real life?
“The concept of ‘evidence’ had something of a different meaning, when you were dealing with someone who had declared themselves to play the game at ‘one level higher than you’.”
--Chapter 86
ETA I was referring to my pet suspect for the hidden hand (who’s clever enough to play Dumbledore and Quirrell against each other and leaves scant evidence of her existence). But I think Eliezer was referring to Defense Professor having a high prior and being Voldemort:
“The Potions Master said dryly, “The Defense Professor is always a suspect, Mr. Potter. You will notice a trend, given time.”
My guess is one possible aversion is ‘have the protagonist be mind-altered so the obvious clues don’t add up’, which is one of the leading theories for ‘why hasn’t Harry figured out yet that Quirrel is Voldemort even though people were figuring that out by like ch20?’
There’s tons of evidence in-universe; even if he shouldn’t suspect by chapter 20, then by ch100 the failure has become impossible. (And I recall that knowing about canon was actually a problem for a lot of people: “surely it can’t be that obvious? Eliezer would never take such an obvious tack!”)
I personally feel unsure what the Defense Professor wants, if he’s the Dark Lord Tom. My tentative guess is, nsgre gur Qrzragbe snvyrq gb shysvyy gur cebcurpl, ur qrpvqrq gung nal fbyhgvba rkprcg qverpgyl ‘pbeehcgvat’ Uneel gb funer uvf tbnyf jbhyq whfg oevat n arj fcryy vagb rkvfgrapr. Guvf zvtug rkcynva jul ur qbrfa’g whfg qebc n ebpx ba Uneel be fgnaq nfvqr sbe gur pragnhe, bapr ur fgnegf gb ernyyl srne arj fcryyf.
Guvf ulcbgurfvf vapernfrf gur punapr gung Gbz unf tvira Uneel’f arj cneragf n gvzr-qrynlrq vyyarff (gung bayl ur pna erzbir) be bgurejvfr chg gurz va Obk N nf n onpxhc. Fb V’q orggre or evtug nobhg gur Qrnguyl Unyybjf nf jryy.
What is the HPMOR approach? Having so many characters be super-intelligent plotters, so that the prior probability that the explanation for something involves a complicated plot is much higher than in real life?
“The concept of ‘evidence’ had something of a different meaning, when you were dealing with someone who had declared themselves to play the game at ‘one level higher than you’.”
--Chapter 86
ETA I was referring to my pet suspect for the hidden hand (who’s clever enough to play Dumbledore and Quirrell against each other and leaves scant evidence of her existence). But I think Eliezer was referring to Defense Professor having a high prior and being Voldemort:
“The Potions Master said dryly, “The Defense Professor is always a suspect, Mr. Potter. You will notice a trend, given time.”
--Chapter 79
My guess is one possible aversion is ‘have the protagonist be mind-altered so the obvious clues don’t add up’, which is one of the leading theories for ‘why hasn’t Harry figured out yet that Quirrel is Voldemort even though people were figuring that out by like ch20?’
Well, part of it is that Quirrel is Voldemort in canon, which is significant evidence that Harry doesn’t have.
There’s tons of evidence in-universe; even if he shouldn’t suspect by chapter 20, then by ch100 the failure has become impossible. (And I recall that knowing about canon was actually a problem for a lot of people: “surely it can’t be that obvious? Eliezer would never take such an obvious tack!”)
I personally feel unsure what the Defense Professor wants, if he’s the Dark Lord Tom. My tentative guess is, nsgre gur Qrzragbe snvyrq gb shysvyy gur cebcurpl, ur qrpvqrq gung nal fbyhgvba rkprcg qverpgyl ‘pbeehcgvat’ Uneel gb funer uvf tbnyf jbhyq whfg oevat n arj fcryy vagb rkvfgrapr. Guvf zvtug rkcynva jul ur qbrfa’g whfg qebc n ebpx ba Uneel be fgnaq nfvqr sbe gur pragnhe, bapr ur fgnegf gb ernyyl srne arj fcryyf.
Guvf ulcbgurfvf vapernfrf gur punapr gung Gbz unf tvira Uneel’f arj cneragf n gvzr-qrynlrq vyyarff (gung bayl ur pna erzbir) be bgurejvfr chg gurz va Obk N nf n onpxhc. Fb V’q orggre or evtug nobhg gur Qrnguyl Unyybjf nf jryy.