Nominull comments on Extreme Rationality: It's Not That Great - Less Wrong

140 Post author: Yvain 09 April 2009 02:44AM

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Comment author: Nominull 09 April 2009 04:22:57AM 0 points [-]

So by spending our resources on studying rationality, we are cooperating in a giant Prisoner's Dilemma?

Comment author: ciphergoth 09 April 2009 09:16:57AM 1 point [-]

No, people don't only do good in the hope that good will be done to them; most people value the welfare of others and the survival of humanity inherently, at least to some extent.