army1987 comments on Rationality Quotes December 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 07 December 2012 10:37:16AM * 1 point [-]

Depending on what one means by “pointlessly”, that's either incorrect (there are such thing as terminal values) or obviously tautological.

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 07 December 2012 10:45:16AM * 7 points [-]

Depending on what one means by “pointlessly”, that's either incorrect (there are such thing as terminal values) or obviously tautological.

Something being obviously tautological doesn't preclude it from being useful advise (for humans).

My Brain: "If I completed this task, would it actually amount to anything of value?"
Another Part of My Brain: "Uh, not really."
My Brain: "I should stop doing this task."

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