Rain comments on People who want to save the world - Less Wrong

5 Post author: Giles 15 May 2011 12:44AM

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Comment author: Rain 15 May 2011 02:09:00PM *  0 points [-]

Are you saying that for EV_Eliezer, there is no increase small enough in the chance that the world will be saved such that a huge amount of immediate fun is of greater terminal utility?

I think you quoted the wrong part to answer your question.

Even I don't live up to that every time, not even close

It appears he takes many actions which he thinks are less likely to save the world than the known alternative.