Um, where is there a shout-out to Eliezer’s post? This sort of philosophical question has been around well before Eliezer’s post and I see no direct reference to that post. Martin Gardner had a column many years ago discussing the same sort of issues. It is a mistake to think that something is referencing something else simply because you saw the idea in that other location.
Oh, huh. So it is. I should update my priors on how likely it is that a given nerd thing on the internet will be impacted by or inspired by Less Wrong. Apparently they are much too low.
Um, where is there a shout-out to Eliezer’s post? This sort of philosophical question has been around well before Eliezer’s post and I see no direct reference to that post. Martin Gardner had a column many years ago discussing the same sort of issues. It is a mistake to think that something is referencing something else simply because you saw the idea in that other location.
It’s in the text under the comic.
Oh, huh. So it is. I should update my priors on how likely it is that a given nerd thing on the internet will be impacted by or inspired by Less Wrong. Apparently they are much too low.
Is it still your prior once you’ve updated it?