conchis comments on Post Your Utility Function - Less Wrong
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I've been trying to be on the "it depends on your definition and my definition sits within the realm of acceptable definitions" side. Unfortunately, whether this is what you intend or not, most of your comments come across as though you're on the "it depends on the definition, and my (PJ's) defintion is right and yours is wrong" side, which is what seems to be getting people's backs up.
This confusion is dissolved in the post Disputing Definitions.
Which confusion? I didn't think I was confused. Now I'm confused about whether I'm confused. ;)
You mentioned this confusion as possibly playing a role in you and Eby talking past each other, the ambiguous use of the word "utility".
OK, cool. Now, given that we've already identified that, what does Disputing Definitions tell us that we don't already know?