ahartell comments on Urges vs. Goals: The analogy to anticipation and belief - LessWrong

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Comment author: ahartell 27 January 2012 03:46:51AM 2 points [-]

Yeah, but maybe it would have been better as a footnote. And would newer readers know what "EY" meant?

Comment author: Ben_Welchner 27 January 2012 06:52:00AM 2 points [-]

And would newer readers know what "EY" meant?

Given it's right after an anecdote about someone whose name starts with "E", I think they could make an educated guess.

Comment author: ahartell 27 January 2012 12:51:10PM 0 points [-]

Probably. When I first started reading Lw it took me a while I think to figure out EY, though it is a pretty obvious connection. Anyway, I don't really think it's a big deal, just that it might be sub-optimal.