I actually keep thinking this in the back of my own mind every time I run into this parable, so thank you for stating it out loud. (I expect if a child brought it up, the Watcher credited them for noticing further consequences, then asked to assume the Less Convenient Possible World where this is not the case.)
An adult may wade where a child would drown. “The water, in this parable, didn’t look like it would be over their own adult heads.” (I don’t know if Eliezer added that after you brought this up.) (And “heads” should be singular. The class are children, and there is one hypothetical adult.)
Humans don’t swim very well wearing lots of clothing. Take off your suit before going into the water.
I actually keep thinking this in the back of my own mind every time I run into this parable, so thank you for stating it out loud. (I expect if a child brought it up, the Watcher credited them for noticing further consequences, then asked to assume the Less Convenient Possible World where this is not the case.)
An adult may wade where a child would drown. “The water, in this parable, didn’t look like it would be over their own adult heads.” (I don’t know if Eliezer added that after you brought this up.) (And “heads” should be singular. The class are children, and there is one hypothetical adult.)
Isn’t this an additional example of “practicality module” having integrity and not caving in to the “look I am rushing in so valorantly” impulse?