It’s easy to say “X is a Y” for arbitrary X and Y if the stakes demand it, but that’s not the same thing as using that concept of Y internally as part of your world-model.
So don’t use it internally and just say it?
After reading it I still don’t get what’s the connection between the object-level question and abstract epistemology is. Yes, some concepts are more useful for figuring out reality. So is self-modifying to not care about joy. It is a question of utility so what actual bad thing is supposed to happen in reality if we started to use words that are four symbols longer?
So don’t use it internally and just say it?
After reading it I still don’t get what’s the connection between the object-level question and abstract epistemology is. Yes, some concepts are more useful for figuring out reality. So is self-modifying to not care about joy. It is a question of utility so what actual bad thing is supposed to happen in reality if we started to use words that are four symbols longer?