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prase comments on Irrational hardware vs. rational software - Less Wrong Discussion

-10 Post author: tygorton 22 May 2012 06:52AM

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Comment author: prase 22 May 2012 01:26:03PM 2 points [-]

polyamory, relationship skill, and birth control / protection can drastically increase the frequency and intensity of sex

He probably meant that sex is something a rational being would avoid rather than maximise.

Comment author: shokwave 22 May 2012 02:14:55PM 2 points [-]

I managed to distract myself! I meant to follow that paragraph with "If these are your desires and you do not wish to have them, self-modify. Pavlovian conditioning and operant conditioning are keywords for more research in this area."