SforSingularity comments on Solutions to Political Problems As Counterfactuals - Less Wrong

37 Post author: Yvain 25 September 2009 05:21PM

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 25 September 2009 09:20:47PM 4 points [-]

The tech might already exist, but prejudices, inertia, and the lack of a strong financial incentive have kept it from being adequately tested.

Maybe if people would eat more fish oil they'd be more mentally flexible.

Comment author: SforSingularity 25 September 2009 09:39:41PM *  1 point [-]

<HANSIONAIN CYNICISM>Great! now that we've both signalled our allegiance to the h+ ideology, would you like to mate with me!? </HANSIONAIN CYNICISM>

for an explanation of why I call this "Hansonian", see, for example, this. Hanson has lots of posts on how charity, ideology, etc is all about affiliating with a tribe and finding mates.

Comment author: eirenicon 25 September 2009 09:55:12PM *  1 point [-]

Hansionain, twice? Really?

As an aside, I love what you get when you google Hansonian. Most of the top results are in reference to Robin Hanson, and among my favorites are "Hansonian Normality", the "Hansonian world", and "Hansonian robot growth". (Un?)Fortunately, "Hansonian abduction" is attributed to a different Hanson.

I wish my name was an adjective.