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Slackson comments on Open thread, January 25- February 1 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Slackson 30 January 2014 08:38:18AM 3 points [-]

I would assume that it's considered worse than death by some because with death it's easier to ignore the opportunity cost. Wireheading makes that cost clearer, which also explains why it's considered negative compared to potential alternatives.