TheOtherDave comments on Rationality Quotes September 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CG_Morton 04 September 2012 05:27:55PM 3 points [-]

Wish 1: "I wish for a paper containing the exact wording of a wish that, when spoken to you, would meet all my expectations for a wish granting X." For any value of X.

Wish 2: Profit.

Three wishes is overkill.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 04 September 2012 05:30:49PM 1 point [-]

This presumes, of course, that my expectations for a wish granting X, for some value of X, is such that having a wish granted that meets them is profitable.