Edit: AdeleneDawner and thomblake agree with the parent. This may be a counterargument, or just an answer to my earlier question, namely “Are LessWrongers better able to control this irrational impulse?”
On reflection, it seems to me to be the latter—my cognitive model of money is unusual in general, but this particular reaction seems to be a result of an intentional tweak that I made to reduce my chance of being bribe-able. (Not that I’ve had a problem with being bribed, but that broad kind of situation registers as ‘having my values co-opted’, which I’m not at all willing to take risks with.)
On reflection, it seems to me to be the latter—my cognitive model of money is unusual in general, but this particular reaction seems to be a result of an intentional tweak that I made to reduce my chance of being bribe-able. (Not that I’ve had a problem with being bribed, but that broad kind of situation registers as ‘having my values co-opted’, which I’m not at all willing to take risks with.)