polymathwannabe comments on The Number Choosing Game: Against the existence of perfect theoretical rationality - Less Wrong

-1 Post author: casebash 29 January 2016 01:04AM

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Comment author: polymathwannabe 05 January 2016 11:44:39PM 0 points [-]

Is utility zero-sum in this scenario? If I'm hyper-ultra-happy, and my neighbor is extra-super-über-mega-happy, that does not necessarily mean he beat me.

Comment author: casebash 05 January 2016 11:56:53PM 0 points [-]

Okay, let me restate it. It's the fact that a different version of yourself that choose the same number as your neighbour would have done better than what you did. Nothing to do with zero-sum.