thomblake comments on Rationality is Systematized Winning - Less Wrong
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Your argument is equivalent to, "But what if your utility function rates keeping promises higher than a million orgasms, what then?"
The hypo is meant to be a very simple model, because simple models are useful. It includes two goods: getting home, and having $100. Any other speculative values that a real person might or might not have are distractions.
Except that you mention both persons and promises in the hypothetical example, so both things factor into the correct decision. If you said that it's not a person making the decision, or that there's no promising involved, then you could discount integrity.