SilasBarta comments on Expected utility without the independence axiom - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SilasBarta 29 October 2009 03:43:59AM 0 points [-]

That sounds more like the exact opposite of my position.

Comment author: RobinZ 29 October 2009 04:20:09AM 0 points [-]

I apologize. In the course of conversation with you, I came to that conclusion, but you reject that position.

Comment author: SilasBarta 29 October 2009 02:46:36PM 1 point [-]

To summarize my point: if you follow the new axioms, you will act differently in one-shot vs. massive-shot scenarios. Acting like the former in the latter will cause you to be money-pumped, but per the axioms, you never actually do it. So you can follow the new axioms, and still not get money-pumped.