atorm comments on [LINK] Another "LessWrongers are crazy" article - this time on Slate - Less Wrong

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Comment author: atorm 19 July 2014 05:24:46PM 11 points [-]

I want this list posted in response to every "is there anything we should do" ever. Just all over the internet. I would give you more than one upvote just for that list if I could.

Comment author: Roxolan 20 July 2014 01:31:42PM *  23 points [-]

"So? What do you think I should do?"

"Hm. I think you should start with all computable universes weighted by simplicity, disregard the ones inconsistent with your experiences, and maximize expected utility over the rest."

"That's your answer to everything!"

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Comment author: ChristianKl 20 July 2014 04:23:46PM 0 points [-]

Writing a bot to do this isn't that hard and you can always rethink the list to optimize it for a moral general audience.

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