Doesn’t being willing to accept a trade *directly follow* from the expected value of the trade being positive? Isn’t that like, the *definition* of when you should be willing to accept a trade? The only disagreement would be how likely it is that losses of knowledge / epistemics are involved in positive value trades. (My guess is it does happen rarely.)
I’d generally say that, but wouldn’t be surprised if there were some who disagreed; who’s argument would be something like what-to-me would sound like a modification of utilitarianism, [utilitarianism+epistemic-terminal-values].
If you have epistemic terminal values then it would not be a positive expected value trade, would it? Unless “expected value” is referring to the expected value of something other than your utility function, in which case it should’ve been specified.
I was doing what may be a poor steelman of my assumptions of how others would disagree; I don’t have a great sense of what people who would disagree would say at this point.
Only if the trade is voluntary. If the trade is forced (e.g. in healthcare) then you may have two bad options, and the option you do want is not on the table.
Doesn’t being willing to accept a trade *directly follow* from the expected value of the trade being positive? Isn’t that like, the *definition* of when you should be willing to accept a trade? The only disagreement would be how likely it is that losses of knowledge / epistemics are involved in positive value trades. (My guess is it does happen rarely.)
I’d generally say that, but wouldn’t be surprised if there were some who disagreed; who’s argument would be something like what-to-me would sound like a modification of utilitarianism, [utilitarianism+epistemic-terminal-values].
If you have epistemic terminal values then it would not be a positive expected value trade, would it? Unless “expected value” is referring to the expected value of something other than your utility function, in which case it should’ve been specified.
Yep, I would generally think so.
I was doing what may be a poor steelman of my assumptions of how others would disagree; I don’t have a great sense of what people who would disagree would say at this point.
Happiness + Knowledge. (A related question is, do people with these values drink?)
Only if the trade is voluntary. If the trade is forced (e.g. in healthcare) then you may have two bad options, and the option you do want is not on the table.