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TheOtherDave comments on Three more ways identity can be a curse - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 03 May 2013 11:08:14PM 0 points [-]

It seems like there ought to be a difference between my reasons not to self-modify into someone who enjoys something I don't object to but don't particularly enjoy, and my reasons not to self-modify into someone who enjoys something I object to. (Of course, I'm not obligated to object to heroin use, either, but if I don't my response to your hypothetical is "Yeah, so what's the problem?", which I assume isn't the response you were looking to evoke.)

Comment author: [deleted] 04 May 2013 08:07:34AM 0 points [-]

Good point. That reminded me of a LW post I once saw about a three-dimensional classification of desires according to “wanting”, “enjoying” and “endorsing”, which I can't find at the moment.

Comment author: Kindly 04 May 2013 02:54:23PM 3 points [-]