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

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Comment author: wedrifid 12 April 2012 09:15:47AM 0 points [-]

Your argument definitely does not apply in general; I would not consent to walking through a box in which I am tortured and then my memory is erased in order to get $1000 on the other side.

I would need more details about the erasure process, what are the side effects?

Comment author: endoself 12 April 2012 08:43:47PM 0 points [-]

I'm not sure exactly what details you want, but there are no side effects; you are left with approximately the same memories as someone who walked through a box that does not torture people. The point of including the memory erasure in the thought experiment was to prevent any harm from occurring after you left the box.

I feel like you knew this and are asking about something else, but I am not sure what. Maybe something identity-related?