solipsist comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 23, chapter 94 - Less Wrong
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I completely agree. For the question at hand, committing to not steal the Marauders Map will not magically cause the Marauders Map to not be stolen. There are too many other ways to make a stable time loops -- too many "wishes gone wrong" -- for that sort of Newcomb-like pre-committing to work the way you want it to.