SilasBarta comments on Unpacking the Concept of "Blackmail" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SilasBarta 10 December 2010 04:53:39PM * 1 point [-]

Like in Counterfactual Mugging, but with the other player instead of a fair coin. Newcomb's with transparent boxes is also relevant.

Exactly, which is why I consider the hazing problem to be isomorphic to CM, and akrasia to be a special case of the hazing problem.