RobinHanson comments on Malthusian copying: mass death of unhappy life-loving uploads - Less Wrong

12 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 02 July 2012 04:37PM

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Comment author: RobinHanson 03 July 2012 12:01:30PM 9 points [-]

Even if you and I might disagree on trading number/length of lives for some measure of quality, I hope you see that my analysis can help you identify policies that might push the future in your favored direction. I'm first and foremost trying to predict the outcomes of a low regulation scenario. That is the standard basis for analyzing the consequences of possible regulations.

Comment author: Khoth 03 July 2012 12:11:11PM 4 points [-]

Hang on, yesterday you were telling me that there's very little anyone could do to make a real difference to the outcome. So why tell Stuart that your analysis could be helpful in bringing about a different outcome?

Comment author: RobinHanson 03 July 2012 05:35:15PM 3 points [-]

The issue is the size of the influence you can have. Even if you only have a small influence, you still want to think about how to use it.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 03 July 2012 03:16:22PM 0 points [-]

I hope you see that my analysis can help you identify policies that might push the future in your favored direction

Certainly. I don't dispute the utility of the research (though I do sometimes feel that it is presented in ways that make the default outcome seem more attractive).