I do this every day, correctly predicting I’ll never succeed at stuff and not getting placebo benefits. Don’t dare try compartmentalization or self delusion for the reasons Eliezer has outlined. Some other complicating factors. Big problem for me.
Be careful of this sort of argument, any time you find yourself defining the “winner” as someone other than the agent who is currently smiling from on top of a giant heap of utility.
Yea, I know that, but I’m not convinced fooling myself wont result in something even worse. Better ineffectively doing good than effectively doing evil.
I do this every day, correctly predicting I’ll never succeed at stuff and not getting placebo benefits. Don’t dare try compartmentalization or self delusion for the reasons Eliezer has outlined. Some other complicating factors. Big problem for me.
(from “Newcomb’s Problem and Regret of Rationality”)
Yea, I know that, but I’m not convinced fooling myself wont result in something even worse. Better ineffectively doing good than effectively doing evil.