Dentin comments on You are (mostly) a simulation. - Less Wrong

-4 Post author: Eitan_Zohar 18 July 2015 04:40PM

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Comment author: Dentin 20 July 2015 02:40:10PM 2 points [-]

Nope, you're pretty much bang-on here. The stuff being discussed has no observables and no practical applications. Mostly, it appears to be a way for the author to feel better about the topic, as he claims to be prone to panic attacks and existential anxiety.