Vladimir_Nesov comments on Rationalists lose when others choose - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 18 June 2009 04:33:47PM *  2 points [-]

The problem and confusion with this term is that you call the utility function "selfish" even when the agent cares about nothing except helping others. I think this is about the only reason people complain about this terminology or misinterpret you, thinking that whatever concept you mean by this term should somehow exclude helping others from terminal values.