jhuffman comments on The Least Convenient Possible World - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Hul-Gil 19 August 2011 03:07:22AM 1 point [-]

I tend to think I'd wire-head at first, but then some implications I find on more reflection make me unsure.

Same here. That is, I know I'd wirehead - I don't see any bothersome implications with that idea alone. However, if you add in something like "once you wirehead you are immobile and cannot do anything else", then I become more unsure.

Comment author: jhuffman 19 August 2011 02:44:23PM 1 point [-]

It does not matter if you are immobilized. Once you are wire-heading there is no reason you would ever stop since you've already got peak pleasure/joy. I think this effectively immobilizes you. There is no problem that could come to you that wouldn't be best solved by more wire-heading, except for a threat to the wire-heading itself.