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DanArmak comments on Simulation argument meets decision theory - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: DanArmak 24 September 2014 06:41:17PM *  1 point [-]

There is a difference between X and Xi: the original X can choose to simulate copies of herself, which exist in the world_history and are legitimate subjects to assign utility to.

A copy X_i can't create further copies (pressing "sim" does nothing in the simulation), so her utility for the action is different.