private_messaging comments on Genies and Wishes in the context of computer science - Less Wrong

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Comment author: private_messaging 31 August 2013 08:39:32AM *  1 point [-]

Well, one of my points is that there's no actual distinction. People make a distinction though, because firstly there's cognitive effort on both the saying and listening side to make communication clear, and there's a distinction between things that one side is responsible for and things that other side is responsible for. Secondarily, it is often selfish-optimal to misunderstand commands to some extent which can be attributed to an alternate understanding. Particularly prominent in lawyering.