Also not an expert on Newcomb’s Problem, but I’m a one-boxer because I choose to have part of my brain say that I’m a one-boxer, and have that part of my brain influence my behavior if I get in to a Newcomb-like situation. Does that make any sense? Basically, I’m choosing to modify my decision algorithm so I no longer maximize expected value because I think having this other algorithm will get me better results.
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Also not an expert on Newcomb’s Problem, but I’m a one-boxer because I choose to have part of my brain say that I’m a one-boxer, and have that part of my brain influence my behavior if I get in to a Newcomb-like situation. Does that make any sense? Basically, I’m choosing to modify my decision algorithm so I no longer maximize expected value because I think having this other algorithm will get me better results.