FeepingCreature comments on Forked Russian Roulette and Anticipation of Survival - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Mitchell_Porter 06 April 2012 02:27:38PM 6 points [-]

On one hand you're saying it's good to identify with your copies, because then you can play iterated russian roulette and win. On the other hand, you're saying it's bad to identify with your copies, to the extent of caring whether someone tortures them. Presumably you don't want to be tortured, and your copies don't want to be tortured, and your copies are you, but you don't care whether they are tortured... congratulations, I think you've invented strategic identity hypocrisy for uploads!

Comment author: FeepingCreature 06 April 2012 02:31:59PM *  0 points [-]

Nah, I care about the copies that can interact with me in the future.

[edit] No that doesn't work. Rethinking.