benelliott comments on Does Evidential Decision Theory really fail Solomon's Problem? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: benelliott 11 January 2011 06:58:28PM 0 points [-]

In that case searching for a co-founder is useful not only for signalling, but for finding out an unknown fact about your own abilities. Once again, something that all seriously considered decision theories recommend, as there is an indisputable causal link between knowing your own abilities and doing well.