wedrifid comments on Rationality Quotes December 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 15 December 2011 12:34:13PM *  0 points [-]

I thought that "want" was dissolved somewhat a while back.

That isn't dissolved. Reduced and described in detail perhaps but 'dissolved' ideas are the kind that aren't even used at all once you are done thinking them through.

Comment author: magfrump 15 December 2011 08:48:45PM 0 points [-]

I agree that I'm using dissolved a bit wrong; I wrote the comment fairly late. What I meant was that the concept of "wanting" has been specified to the extent that the difference between akrasia and signaling was a practical question with actual predictive differences.

I'll go back and edit the parent to specify better when I have the chance.

Comment author: wedrifid 15 December 2011 08:52:12PM 1 point [-]

Yes, I think I agree with your main point.