DanArmak comments on We're in danger. I must tell the others... - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanArmak 15 October 2009 03:51:42PM 0 points [-]

Well, I'm not sure what it's supposed to specify.

For instance, under your first suggestion - that A is an immediate prize of e.g. money - the PLP becomes simple risk aversion of death vs. money. The original description seemed to suggest more than that, what with choosing whole alternative futures.