CCC comments on Rationality Quotes September 2012 - Less Wrong

7 Post author: Jayson_Virissimo 03 September 2012 05:18AM

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Comment author: Alicorn 05 September 2012 10:49:57PM 9 points [-]

So: A genie pops up and says, "You have one wish left."

What do you wish for? Because presumably the giftwrapped FAI didn't work so great.

Comment author: CCC 18 September 2012 07:46:25AM 5 points [-]

"I wish to know what went wrong with my first wish."

This way, I at least end up with improved knowledge of what to avoid in the future.

Alternatively, "I wish for a magical map, which shows me, in real time, the location of every trapped genie and other potential source of wishes in the world." Depending on how many there are, I can potentially get a lot more feedback that way.