peter_hurford comments on Do the people behind the veil of ignorance vote for "specks"? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: peter_hurford 12 November 2011 07:26:56AM 0 points [-]

I agree with this, but I have no idea how to accurately discount it, so I decided to go linear and overestimate.

Comment author: wedrifid 12 November 2011 08:00:36AM 0 points [-]

I don't have a better idea. I really don't have enough knowledge about how to torture people at extreme levels over a long period given the possibility of sufficiently advanced technology.