tzok comments on To what degree do you model people as agents? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: tzok 01 September 2013 05:05:10PM 1 point [-]

I think what OP meant was the following. Having two people with the same, positive aims (e.g. be a good parent, do your job well), the agency-driven one will achieve more with the same hard work as the another. Therefore, for people around you, you would wish them to be more agenty as a default.

Comment author: Lumifer 03 September 2013 04:16:55PM -1 points [-]

will achieve more with the same ... work

That's generally described by words like "effective" and "high-productivity".

Therefore, for people around you

Why are you assuming that people around me have positive aims? Moreover, what's important is not just aims, but also the costs (and who pays them)