Raythen comments on Open Thread, May 19 - 25, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Raythen 21 May 2014 04:08:53PM *  8 points [-]

That makes sense. Even cooperating across short time frames might be problematic - "I'll stay in bed for 10 more minutes, even if it means that me-in-10-minutes will be stressed out and might be late for work"

I prefer to see long-term thinking as increased integration among different time-selves rather than a sacrifice, though - it's not a sacrifice to take actions with a delayed payoff if your utility function puts a high weight on your future-selves' wellbeing.

Comment author: AlexSchell 31 May 2014 06:07:12AM *  0 points [-]

Your definition of sacrifice seems to exclude some instances of literal self-sacrifice.