Adele_L comments on Is this dark arts and if it, is it justified? - Less Wrong

3 Post author: Gleb_Tsipursky 17 November 2014 07:00PM

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Comment author: Adele_L 17 November 2014 07:33:15PM 3 points [-]

Generally, dark arts should be avoided for decision theoretic reasons - essentially you are defecting on the prisoner dilemma.

Comment author: Gleb_Tsipursky 18 November 2014 05:13:11AM -2 points [-]

Do you think stuff like HPMOR, which uses engaging story-telling, should be avoided, then?

Comment author: Florian_Dietz 18 November 2014 07:42:24AM 0 points [-]

Can you elaborate on why using dark arts is equivalent ti defecting on the prisoners' dilemma? I'm not sure I understand your line of reasoning.