A-Lurker comments on AALWA: Ask any LessWronger anything - Less Wrong

28 Post author: Will_Newsome 12 January 2014 02:18AM

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Comment author: A-Lurker 17 January 2014 06:08:37AM -2 points [-]

Hmm I see your point- but if what they did was called 'rational' then there has to be another word for the part where they made the mistake. The mistake was they came to so much of a conclusion about something that they acted on it. They were wrong. They caused negative utility. It negatively effected the world and also their understanding of it. What is that called?

Comment author: Lumifer 17 January 2014 06:13:15AM *  1 point [-]

They were wrong. They caused negative utility. It negatively effected the world

All that about a single downvote..? X-D

I recommend growing thicker skin, quickly.