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16 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 29 October 2012 12:41AM

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Comment author: MBlume 29 October 2012 02:10:11AM 2 points [-]

With central planning, more women than men makes sense, and this system has central planning. Everyone isn't just trying to maximize IGF

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 29 October 2012 02:17:29AM 0 points [-]

Agreed, however, Eliezer's phrasing of #9 made it sound like he was referring to individual incentive.

Comment author: MBlume 29 October 2012 02:29:40AM 3 points [-]

Central planning is pushing their goals into everyone's individual incentive. Humans aren't IGF maximizers, and will respond to financial incentives.