army1987 comments on Rationality & Low-IQ People - Less Wrong

17 Post author: kokotajlod 02 February 2014 03:11PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 04 February 2014 12:16:56PM 0 points [-]

If you look at it from the point of view of instrumental rationality, many things here are probably just a waste of time.

As opposed to extremely useful activities "normal" people spend lots on time on such as watching TV?

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 19 March 2014 12:27:35PM 0 points [-]

Being entertained isn't a possible terminal value?

Comment author: [deleted] 30 March 2014 07:21:55AM 1 point [-]

Yes, but that applies to reading LW too, not just to watching TV.