Jiro comments on A few misconceptions surrounding Roko's basilisk - Less Wrong
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You've described the mechanism by which the precommitment happened, not actually disputed whether it happens.
Many "irrational" actions by human beings can be analyzed as precommitment; for instance, wanting to take revenge on people who have hurt you even if the revenge doesn't get you anything.