topynate comments on Precommitting to paying Omega. - Less Wrong

5 Post author: topynate 20 March 2009 04:33AM

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Comment author: Annoyance 20 March 2009 02:27:23PM 3 points [-]

I am admittedly amazed that so much intellectual energy is devoted to a question that is not only an extremely improbable hypothetical but one that has absolutely no implications for our daily lives or the rest of our endeavors.

A question I wish to ask you all: why are you thinking about this subject?

Comment author: topynate 20 March 2009 04:24:03PM 2 points [-]

In my case, because it helps me understand self-modification and precommittment.