JulianMorrison comments on Sayeth the Girl - Less Wrong

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Comment author: stuffimnotproudof 19 July 2009 10:55:59PM *  11 points [-]

I would like help reducing the incidence of: * Comments and posts that casually objectify women or encourage the objectification of women. "Objectification" is what happens when a person is treated or discussed as an object, not as an autonomous being.

I believe that, to a first approximation, one factor of my utility function can be represented without a token for the woman's autonomy. Or, if this cannot accurately be said of my utility function, it can be said about world states of high instrumental value.

I believe it's in my best interest to fuck.

Comment author: JulianMorrison 20 July 2009 02:38:17AM -1 points [-]

For this, we will have sexbots.

Comment author: nawitus 20 July 2009 02:48:53PM *  3 points [-]

Sexbots will be like bots in a computer game. They will be fun, sure, but real players will be even more fun. I don't really see the relevance of 'disapproving bots', some people will prefer them (or maybe be their only choice), and some will choose real players. If someone even enjoys playing with bots more than with real players, let them, it's what they want to do.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 20 July 2009 03:31:32AM 1 point [-]

Ah, but I disapprove of sexbots.

Comment author: spriteless 20 July 2009 05:32:37AM 2 points [-]

We already have sexbots that are the size of genitalia, and even people who like them prefer other people as well.

Comment author: JulianMorrison 20 July 2009 03:46:21AM 0 points [-]

I don't. I'd classify sexbots into two types. Ones that aren't people, so they won't be emotionally sufficient to compete much with real women, but exploiting them is fine. Ones that have been improved until they are people, in which case why not love them? Human diversity makes a species-wide rejection of human-human relationships unlikely.

Comment author: stuffimnotproudof 20 July 2009 08:01:59AM 0 points [-]

Honestly, I'd like to practice on one.