Perplexed comments on Less Wrong: Open Thread, September 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Perplexed 01 September 2010 08:47:58PM 9 points [-]

How about an informed consent form:

  • (1) I know that the SIAI mission is vitally important.
  • (2) If we blow it, the universe could be paved with paper clips.
  • (3) Or worse.
  • (4) I hereby certify that points 1 & 2 do not give me nightmares.
  • (5) I accept that if point 3 gives me nightmares that points 1 and 2 did not give me, then I probably should not be working on FAI and should instead go find a cure for AIDS or something.
Comment author: wedrifid 02 September 2010 03:10:12AM 1 point [-]

I like it!

Although 5 could be easily replaced by "Go earn a lot of money in a startup, never think about FAI again but still donate money to SIAI because you remember that you have some good reason to that you don't want to think about explicitly."

Comment author: Snowyowl 02 September 2010 01:27:43PM *  0 points [-]

I feel you should detail point (1) a bit more (explain in more detail what the SIAI intends to do), but I agree with the principle. Upvoted.

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