ialdabaoth comments on How to not be a fatalist? Need help from people who care about true beliefs. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ialdabaoth 16 December 2013 05:52:39PM 0 points [-]

And then there is thesage's advice to adjust your requirements to the situation...

Which needs some VERY clear fences around it to avoid wireheading.

Comment author: hyporational 16 December 2013 06:31:21PM 0 points [-]

Is wireheading really a clearly defined concept to begin with?

Comment author: ialdabaoth 16 December 2013 06:36:57PM 0 points [-]

No, which is why you need the fences.

Comment author: hyporational 16 December 2013 06:46:49PM 0 points [-]

Where would you put a fence between smoking and wireheading?