EternalArchon comments on Depression as a defense mechanism against slavery - Less Wrong

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Comment author: EternalArchon 19 May 2012 04:04:25PM *  6 points [-]

Seems like a lot words to express:

  • Akrasia is an adaptive response to conserve energy while in an exploiting hierarchy.
Comment author: TheOtherDave 19 May 2012 08:32:12PM 1 point [-]

Lord knows this is usually why I don't get much work done at work.

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 20 May 2012 05:28:14AM *  0 points [-]

Akrasia is an adaptive response to conserve energy while in an exploiting hierarchy.

How long would that summary be after tabooing exploiting hierarchy?

Comment author: TheOtherDave 20 May 2012 05:40:06AM 1 point [-]

I suspect that replacing it with "situation where others will likely benefit from my efforts more than I wish them to" would capture the bulk of what's meant here. A somewhat more precise version might be "situation where others will likely benefit from my efforts in such a way that if I (or others implementing the same algorithm I do) were predictably an unreliable source of benefits they (and others implementing the same algorithm they do) would be less likely to place me/us in said situation, and I value that second state more than the first one."