DaFranker comments on Policy Debates Should Not Appear One-Sided - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DaFranker 18 January 2013 09:08:38PM *  2 points [-]

Isn't A interested in the actions of B and C that impinge on A?

A is interested in:

1) The state of the world. This is important information for deciding anything.
2) A's possible actions, and their consequences. "Their consequences" == expected future state of the world for each action.

"actions of B and C that impinge on A" is a subset of 1) and "giving praise and blame" is a subset of 2). "Influencing the actions of B and C" is also a subset of 2).

Comment author: Peterdjones 18 January 2013 09:15:48PM 0 points [-]

A is interested in:

1) The state of the world. This is important information for deciding anything. 2) A's possible actions, and their consequences. "Their consequences" == expected future state of the world for each action.

Or, briefly "The Union of A and not-A"

or, more briefly still:

"Everything".