On “dust specks”, I think there are trivial dis-utilities whose infinite sum has an asymptote that is finite and small, and thus I disagree with the LW consensus on this.
How do you know what the LW consensus is? We don’t have the survey results yet. Are you going off of last year’s numbers?
If you think you disagree with the LW consensus (and thus presumably have updated as such) you should probably post this in the irrationality Game.
Doesn’t that game disallow counterfactuals and value judgements?
… maybe.
CEV should patch that, though.
EDIT: the rules say “preferences”. Personally, I’d allow it; it seems in keeping with the spirit of the game.
On “dust specks”, I think there are trivial dis-utilities whose infinite sum has an asymptote that is finite and small, and thus I disagree with the LW consensus on this.
How do you know what the LW consensus is? We don’t have the survey results yet. Are you going off of last year’s numbers?
If you think you disagree with the LW consensus (and thus presumably have updated as such) you should probably post this in the irrationality Game.
Doesn’t that game disallow counterfactuals and value judgements?
… maybe.
CEV should patch that, though.
EDIT: the rules say “preferences”. Personally, I’d allow it; it seems in keeping with the spirit of the game.