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MugaSofer comments on Is a paperclipper better than nothing? - Less Wrong Discussion

6 Post author: DataPacRat 24 May 2013 07:34PM

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Comment author: MugaSofer 28 May 2013 03:56:23PM -1 points [-]

Assuming that clippy (or the cow, which makes more sense) feels "enjoyment", aren't you just failing to model them properly?

Comment author: Baughn 29 May 2013 01:15:18PM 0 points [-]

It's feeling enjoyment from things I dislike, and failing to pursue goals I do share. It has little value in my eyes.

Comment author: MugaSofer 30 May 2013 10:21:13AM -2 points [-]

Which is why I, who like chocolate icecream, categorically refuse to buy vanilla or strawberry for my friends.

Comment author: Baughn 30 May 2013 05:46:07PM 1 point [-]

Nice strawman you've got there. Pity if something were to.. happen to it.

The precise tastes are mostly irrelevant, as you well know. Consider instead a scenario where your friend asks you to buy a dose of cocaine.