underling comments on Open Thread: February 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: underling 10 February 2010 04:44:20PM 0 points [-]

I deny that 1-boxing nets more money - ceteris paribus.

Comment author: thomblake 10 February 2010 04:49:15PM 5 points [-]

I deny that 1-boxing nets more money - ceteris paribus.

Then you're simply disagreeing with the problem statement. If you 1-box, you get $1M. If you 2-box, you get $1k. If you 2-box because you're considering the impossible possible worlds where you get $1.001M or $0, you still get $1k.

At this point, I no longer think you're adding anything new to the discussion.

Comment author: underling 11 February 2010 08:37:48AM 0 points [-]

I never said I could add anything new to the discussion. The problem is: judging by the comments so far, nobody here can, either. And since most experts outside this community agree on 2-boxing (ore am I wrong about this?), my original question stands.

Comment author: Alicorn 10 February 2010 04:47:19PM 3 points [-]

Ceteris ain't paribus. That's the whole point.