Lincoln Cannon:
Aiming for power is just as arbitrary as aiming for having many descendants.
Capability is important, because it’s an objective measure.
But power as an abstract? Power for what? Is a millionaire more powerful than a charismatic person? Each can do things the other can not.
There are many capabilities that will help you with lots of goals, but even a super entity is going to have to make trade-offs, and it can’t decide to simply go for more power because each possible investment will yield the most power in certain situations (and certain goal sets)
Also, how does one identify where ‘you’ and ‘your power’ ends and the universe begins?
Kalle Mikkola:
Moreover, they must even be strengthened: one should make some kind of assumption on how to get info on
If one did not have assumption (a), would it be reasonable to set getting that information as a goal?
Lincoln Cannon: Aiming for power is just as arbitrary as aiming for having many descendants. Capability is important, because it’s an objective measure. But power as an abstract? Power for what? Is a millionaire more powerful than a charismatic person? Each can do things the other can not. There are many capabilities that will help you with lots of goals, but even a super entity is going to have to make trade-offs, and it can’t decide to simply go for more power because each possible investment will yield the most power in certain situations (and certain goal sets)
Also, how does one identify where ‘you’ and ‘your power’ ends and the universe begins?
Kalle Mikkola: Moreover, they must even be strengthened: one should make some kind of assumption on how to get info on
If one did not have assumption (a), would it be reasonable to set getting that information as a goal?