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Comment author: wedrifid 26 November 2014 12:34:07PM 2 points [-]

Is TDT accurately described by "CDT + acausal comunication through mutual emulation"?

Communication isn't enough. CDT agents can't cooperate in a prisoner's dilemma if you put them in the same room and let them talk to each other. They aren't going to be able to cooperate in analogous trades across time no matter how much acausal 'communicaiton' they have.