Peter_de_Blanc comments on St. Petersburg Mugging Implies You Have Bounded Utility - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Peter_de_Blanc 09 June 2011 08:09:08AM 1 point [-]

It seems to me that expanding further would reduce the risk of losing the utility it was previously counting on.

Comment author: orthonormal 10 June 2011 07:33:49AM 0 points [-]

LCPW isn't even necessary: do you really think that it wouldn't make a difference that you'd care about?

Comment author: Peter_de_Blanc 10 June 2011 08:27:20AM 0 points [-]

LCPW cuts two ways here, because there are two universal quantifiers in your claim. You need to look at every possible bounded utility function, not just every possible scenario. At least, if I understand you correctly, you're claiming that no bounded utility function reflects your preferences accurately.