For a long time, I could more-or-less follow the logical arguments related to e.g. Newcomb’s problem, but I didn’t really get it, like, it still felt wrong and stupid at some deep level. But when I read Joe’s description of “Perfect deterministic twin prisoner’s dilemma” in this post, and the surrounding discussion, thinking about that really helped me finally break through that cloud of vague doubt, and viscerally understand what everyone’s been talking about this whole time. The whole post is excellent; very strong recommend for the 2021 review.
For a long time, I could more-or-less follow the logical arguments related to e.g. Newcomb’s problem, but I didn’t really get it, like, it still felt wrong and stupid at some deep level. But when I read Joe’s description of “Perfect deterministic twin prisoner’s dilemma” in this post, and the surrounding discussion, thinking about that really helped me finally break through that cloud of vague doubt, and viscerally understand what everyone’s been talking about this whole time. The whole post is excellent; very strong recommend for the 2021 review.