Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Rationality is Systematized Winning - Less Wrong

48 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 03 April 2009 02:41PM

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Comment author: thomblake 03 April 2009 08:24:28PM 4 points [-]

You are comparing two kinds of trying.

I'm not sure how you can implement an admonition to Win and not just to (truly, sincerely) try. What is the empirical difference?

Based on the above, I believe the distinction was between two different kinds of admonitions. I was pointing out that an admonition to win will cause someone to try to win, and an admonition to try will cause someone to try to try.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 04 April 2009 11:37:28AM 3 points [-]

Thomblake's interpretation of my post matches my own.