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MattG comments on Crazy Ideas Thread - October 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

7 Post author: Gunnar_Zarncke 06 October 2015 10:38PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 08 October 2015 02:04:55AM *  4 points [-]

But wouldn't increasing load on the simulator increase the chances of the simulation being turned off, thus negating ALL the conscious and potentially conscious beings it was simulating?

Comment author: Houshalter 08 October 2015 05:15:55PM 4 points [-]

That's exactly what an agent of the simulator would say.

Comment author: polymathwannabe 08 October 2015 06:21:32PM 1 point [-]

Cue the rooftop chase.