diegocaleiro comments on Rationality versus Short Term Selves - Less Wrong

8 Post author: diegocaleiro 24 October 2012 05:19PM

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Comment author: diegocaleiro 25 October 2012 12:41:32AM 0 points [-]

It seems to me that you said something near to: "Assume planning is good or desirable" therefore I can show that long-term -> rational.

To which I say: True. But planning is only good or desirable if you need to be an agent of commitment, long term, trustworthiness, etc... which a more short-termed person might not be.
Say a post "iluminated" buddhist monk, for instance.