ike comments on Newcomb versus dust specks - Less Wrong

-1 Post author: ike 12 May 2016 03:02AM

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Comment author: ike 12 May 2016 03:41:23PM *  0 points [-]

Specks is supposed to be the intuitive answer.

Second, I would prefer a universe with a bunch of me to one with just me, because I'm pretty awesome so more me is pretty much just better.

That's why I gave scenarios where your choice doesn't cause the number of people, which is where Newcomblike scenarios come in.