asr comments on Using vs. evaluating (or, Why I don't come around here no more) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: asr 23 January 2014 04:08:28PM 3 points [-]

Can you give an example of great personal utility being conveyed by using a self-help website for some other purpose?

I derive noninstrumental value from thinking about decision-making in new and different ways. For example, I don't know if it's useful exactly to sharpen my ideas about ethics, but it's stimulating and pleasant.

A number of contributors here are good writers, and I enjoy reading their work. I particularly enjoy reading prose from Eliezer and Scott, even if it doesn't help me in any direct way.