Risto_Saarelma comments on Open Thread, October 16-31, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ciphergoth 17 October 2012 09:56:18PM 3 points [-]

Is there a word for a person, or an agent, that self-modifies to find something more painful, in order to change someone else's incentives, as described here? Obviously there are some choice phrases we might like to use about such a person, but most of them - eg "moral blackmail" - seem insufficiently precise. Is there a term that captures specifically this, and not other behaviour we don't like? If not, what might be a good, specific term?

Comment author: Risto_Saarelma 19 October 2012 10:04:00AM 1 point [-]

"Utility martyr"?