conchis comments on Wanting to Want - Less Wrong

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Comment author: conchis 16 May 2009 11:33:14AM 0 points [-]

Third order would be that Mimi wants heroin, and in fact, wants to want heroin,

Isn't that just second order? Third order would be wanting to want to want heroin.

Comment author: Psychohistorian 16 May 2009 12:16:58PM 0 points [-]

It included the next sentence (wanting to want to not want); edited to make it less ambiguous.

Comment author: conchis 16 May 2009 12:48:31PM 0 points [-]

Ah. Sorry!

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