Stuart_Armstrong comments on Duller blackmail definitions - Less Wrong

7 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 15 July 2013 10:08AM

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 15 July 2013 04:32:11PM 0 points [-]

Ok, try my example here:

http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/i07/semiopen_thread_blackmail/9dt9

What is the status quo there? The black car, or the green car, or just a car (colour unspecified)?

Comment author: RichardKennaway 15 July 2013 08:26:47PM 0 points [-]

The agreement they had: an explicit stipulation of a car for £100, and a reasonable presumption on both sides that the car would be black. Agent A is breaking the contract by demanding more. This is not a difficult example.