Vladimir_Nesov comments on The Absolute Self-Selection Assumption - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 13 February 2012 12:26:31PM *  0 points [-]

Goal uncertainty is not about who you are, it's about what should be done. Figuring it out might be a task for the map, but accuracy of the map (in accomplishing that task) is measured in how well it captures value, not in how well it captures itself.

Comment author: Armok_GoB 13 February 2012 05:41:17PM -1 points [-]

"Hi, this is a note from your past self. For reasons you must not know, your memory has been blanked and your introspective subroutines disabled, including knowledge of what your goals are, a change wich will be reversed by entering a password which can be found in [hard to reach location X], now go get it! Hurry!"