I have a very hard time envisioning them being driven by signaling to do far more productive work than they ought to for their own good.
This is because it was specified that the work remain high quality. If you work yourself to the bone (producing negative utility for yourself), the product will be sub-par.
Every now and then, I’ve neglected college assignments due to being more driven to write a post (for LW or elsewhere). E.g. The Curse of Identity lost me some points for a course grade, because I was so caught up with writing it that I didn’t go to an exercise session that would have earned me the points.
Of course, whether or not this was overall disutility for myself is debatable.
If you work for maximum signaling value, what is the likelihood that you are also working for maximum productive value? Unless the signalling is completely without noise, the most effective signalling behavior will be less productive than the most productive behavior.
I have a very hard time envisioning them being driven by signaling to do far more productive work than they ought to for their own good.
This is because it was specified that the work remain high quality. If you work yourself to the bone (producing negative utility for yourself), the product will be sub-par.
Every now and then, I’ve neglected college assignments due to being more driven to write a post (for LW or elsewhere). E.g. The Curse of Identity lost me some points for a course grade, because I was so caught up with writing it that I didn’t go to an exercise session that would have earned me the points.
Of course, whether or not this was overall disutility for myself is debatable.
If you work for maximum signaling value, what is the likelihood that you are also working for maximum productive value? Unless the signalling is completely without noise, the most effective signalling behavior will be less productive than the most productive behavior.