Jayson_Virissimo comments on Timeless Decision Theory: Problems I Can't Solve - Less Wrong

39 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 20 July 2009 12:02AM

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Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 20 July 2009 09:03:16PM 1 point [-]

"Now of course you wish you could answer "Yes", but as an ideal game theorist yourself, you realize that, once you actually reach town, you'll have no further motive to pay off the driver."

Can't you contract your way out of this one?

Comment author: Nanani 21 July 2009 04:03:14AM 0 points [-]

Indeed. It would seem sufficient to push a bit further and take in the desirebility of upholding verbal contracts. Unless of course, the driver is so harsh as to drive away for a mere second of considering non-payment.