I’ve read the source and context of that and it’s really not impressing me as a rational thing to do… it’s a clever/smartass thing to do, but in what way did Ilyssa win? Surely she didn’t expect Eric to enlighten her on the subject in some way she hadn’t thought about before, and now she is “miserable about Eric”, and didn’t get to enjoy Hamlet.
The “I can’t stop myself” says it all—she can’t choosenot to defect. That’s not a strength.
Agreed. All the things to say that she finds “interesting” and “valid” seem to be shocking to other people. That’s not a problem of being too honest, it’s a problem of intentionally trying to drive people away (or being someone’s bulbous caricature of a “rationalist”).
And, of course, rational agents maximize their current utility functions.
I’ve read the source and context of that and it’s really not impressing me as a rational thing to do… it’s a clever/smartass thing to do, but in what way did Ilyssa win? Surely she didn’t expect Eric to enlighten her on the subject in some way she hadn’t thought about before, and now she is “miserable about Eric”, and didn’t get to enjoy Hamlet.
The “I can’t stop myself” says it all—she can’t choose not to defect. That’s not a strength.
Another quote from that source amuses me:
Reminds me of Secular Heaven
Agreed. All the things to say that she finds “interesting” and “valid” seem to be shocking to other people. That’s not a problem of being too honest, it’s a problem of intentionally trying to drive people away (or being someone’s bulbous caricature of a “rationalist”).
And, of course, rational agents maximize their current utility functions.