RobinZ comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinZ 22 August 2010 05:45:44PM 6 points [-]

Regarding Chapter 38: Am I correct when I say that Lucius Malfoy is modeling Harry as a level 3 player (pretending to be an ignorant player pretending to be a knowledgeable player), when Harry is actually level 2 (an ignorant player pretending to be a knowledgeable player)?

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 24 August 2010 04:37:12PM 3 points [-]

Yep. Or at least, that's what it looks like. Could be that Lucius knows Harry level 2, but is pretending to think Harry is level 3. Or, Harry is pretending to be Level 2 (actually level 4ish).

All of which makes Eliezer level ω.

Comment author: wedrifid 26 August 2010 12:28:43PM 1 point [-]

It could even be that one of the players isn't thinking in a manner best represented by that metric. Beyond level 2 that whole system just starts to look trite.