SilasBarta comments on Open Thread, August 2010-- part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SilasBarta 12 August 2010 07:26:03PM 2 points [-]

Sounds right to me. I had actually written a blog post recently that explores the desert problem (aka Parfit's Hitchhiker) that you might be interested in. I think it also sheds some light on why humans (usually) obey a decision theory that would win on Parfit's Hitchhiker.