Zvi comments on Two-Tier Rationalism - Less Wrong

40 Post author: Alicorn 17 April 2009 07:44PM

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Comment author: Zvi 18 April 2009 02:13:29AM 0 points [-]

Doesn't the publicity condition allow you to make statements like "If you have the skills to do A then do A, otherwise do B"? Similarly, to solve the case where everyone was just like you, a code can alter itself in the case that publicity cares about: "If X percent of agents are using this code, do Y, otherwise do Z." It seems sensible to alter your behavior in both cases, even if it feels like dodging the condition.