Like Gandalf, then, except smart enough not to pass up such an awesome opportunity to do so much good :D.
Not really. For an ultimate ring of power the ring in question seems rather pissweak. The expected alteration of his own utility function (ie. corruption) more than offsets the lame ass powers that ring gives.
Mind you Gandalf has plenty of his own power that he doesn't seem to make efficient use of. That seems a far bigger deal!
Like Gandalf, then, except smart enough not to pass up such an awesome opportunity to do so much good :D.
Not really. For an ultimate ring of power the ring in question seems rather pissweak. The expected alteration of his own utility function (ie. corruption) more than offsets the lame ass powers that ring gives.
I was describing how Sauron views himself. He wouldn't think of the ring as corrupting or "pissweak".
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