answer comments on Countess and Baron attempt to define blackmail, fail - Less Wrong

11 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 15 July 2013 10:07AM

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Comment author: answer 15 July 2013 06:09:32PM 2 points [-]

Although making precommitments to enforce threats can be self-destructive, it seems the only reason they were for the baron is because he didn't account for a 3rd outcome, rather than just the basic set {you do what I want, you do what I don't want} and 3rd outcomes kept happening.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 16 July 2013 06:56:06AM 1 point [-]

You'd almost think the author was conspiring against the Baron!