Jiro comments on Rationality Quotes Thread November 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dspeyer 04 November 2015 11:05:14PM 5 points [-]

I agree.

The model I use to derive that involves looking at lots of dying people who don't want to die. If we had lots of people lying around saying "I wish I could die; why can't I die?" that same model would conclude the lifespan is too long.

Comment author: Jiro 05 November 2015 06:15:57AM 3 points [-]

I didn't say that lifespan is too low, I said that the lifespan that you can choose if you wish is too low. The existence of people who want to die is irrelevant to this.