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Comment author: Lumifer 15 January 2014 04:13:01PM 2 points [-]

If I would present a technique about how everyone on LessWrong could install in himself Ugh-fields that prevents that person from engaging in akrasia I would think there would be plenty of people who would welcome the technique.

I don't know. That would depend on your credibility, reversibility of the procedure, etc.

So, say, a startup says "Here is a mind-control device, implant it into your head and it will make you unable to engage in akrasia. That's all it does, honest! Trust us! Oh, and if there are bugs we'll fix it by firmware updates." -- how many people would be willing to do it?

Comment author: ChristianKl 15 January 2014 04:51:18PM 1 point [-]

Of course you need a trustworthy source for the technology. But as far as spreading new technology there will always be a bunch of people who trust certain people.

Comment author: Lumifer 15 January 2014 05:04:44PM 2 points [-]

Of course you need a trustworthy source for the technology.

So, who will you trust to rearrange your mind?

Comment author: ChristianKl 15 January 2014 05:30:30PM 1 point [-]

There are quite a few people. All people I have seen face to face.

Unfortunately I'm still quite bad at switching on real trust that you need to do things like that mentally without implanting chips. However the farthest I went in that direction was a hypnosis episode where I allowed someone to switch off my ability to pee accidentally for a short while.

*Just to be clear: I"m not claiming that you can eliminate akrasia completely through hypnosis.

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