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Viliam comments on [Link] A rational response to the Paris attacks and ISIS - Less Wrong Discussion

-1 Post author: Gleb_Tsipursky 23 November 2015 01:47AM

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Comment author: Viliam 23 November 2015 08:50:59PM *  7 points [-]

The correct response to enemy action is the response that furthers your own ends.

If you are a rational player, then you were already doing that before the enemy action. So the correct response is to keep doing what you were already doing.

(Of course you also update on the enemy action, and maybe this could change your strategy. However, I don't think there is much to update on now. The fact that ISIS has a few suicidal volunteers is not new.)

Comment author: James_Miller 25 November 2015 12:24:48AM 4 points [-]

We should update on ISIS having an increased desire to attack Western cities.

Comment author: Lumifer 25 November 2015 03:30:16AM 0 points [-]

...and do what?

Comment author: James_Miller 25 November 2015 04:53:02AM 4 points [-]

Put more resources into fighting ISIS.

Comment author: Lumifer 25 November 2015 05:11:43AM *  2 points [-]

Oh, you mean the, ahem, leaders of the free world should update. I s'pose. I'm not used to thinking of "we" as "me and Obama".

Comment author: OrphanWilde 23 November 2015 09:27:53PM 0 points [-]

This makes me want a super-upvote, that subtracts four karma to award five. Yes, this, exactly.

Comment author: gjm 25 November 2015 12:10:35AM *  5 points [-]

I have just given you 25% of what you want by upvoting Viliam's comment and downvoting yours.

[EDITED to add:] I would not otherwise have voted either comment up or down.

Comment author: OrphanWilde 25 November 2015 04:26:02PM 0 points [-]

I appreciate it! (No, seriously.)

Comment author: Gleb_Tsipursky 24 November 2015 09:51:05PM 1 point [-]

Yup, very much agreed with OrphanWilde on this one.

Comment author: Gleb_Tsipursky 24 November 2015 09:51:18PM 0 points [-]

Yes, this, exactly this!