benelliott comments on Gains from trade: Slug versus Galaxy - how much would I give up to control you? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: benelliott 25 July 2013 03:18:21AM 0 points [-]

I don't therefore see strong evidence I should reject my informal proof at this point.

I think you and I have very different understandings of the word 'proof'.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 25 July 2013 12:32:14PM 0 points [-]

It's a proof based on premises of uncertain validity. So it certainly proves something, in some situations - the question is whether these situations are narrow, or broad.

Comment author: benelliott 25 July 2013 01:45:19PM 0 points [-]

Would it be possible to make those clearer in the post?

I had thought, from the way you phrased it, that the assumption was that for any game, I would be equally likelly to encounter a game with the choices and power levels of the original game reversed. This struck me as plausible, or at least a good point to start from.

What you in fact seem to need, is that I am equally likely to encounter a game with the outcome under this scheme reversed, but the power levels kept the same. This continues to strike me as a very substansive and almost certainly false assertion about the games I am likely to face.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 25 July 2013 09:13:19PM 0 points [-]

Would it be possible to make those clearer in the post?

After the baby, when I have time to do it properly :-)

Comment author: benelliott 25 July 2013 10:40:33PM 1 point [-]

Fair enough