Snowyowl comments on Rationality Power Tools - Less Wrong

22 Post author: Nic_Smith 19 September 2010 06:20AM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 19 September 2010 07:11:49AM 6 points [-]

Uploading is still years to decades away.

Years? Are you insane?

Comment author: Snowyowl 19 September 2010 08:15:57AM 1 point [-]

We'll just have to create an entry for it on a prediction market. Once someone gets a decent one going.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 19 September 2010 08:41:08AM * 5 points [-]

Sounds like some kind of curiosity-stopping fallacy of gray: "All beliefs are equal before a prediction market; we'll just have to wait and see."

Comment author: Snowyowl 19 September 2010 08:21:20PM 1 point [-]

Actually, I was hoping to get some points at Nic's expense.

Comment author: RobinZ 20 September 2010 12:04:55PM 2 points [-]

I don't think anyone has mentioned that phenomenon as a failure of prediction markets.