I have to remind myself that it’s not what’s the most fun to do, it’s not even what you have talent to do, it’s what you need to do that you ought to be doing.
Aren’t these the same thing? Are you saying that what you’re doing now is not the most fun thing you could be doing?
I could be having more fun. Something To Protect gives my life intensity that adds a LOT of value, but I think that if I was optimizing for short-term fun I would live somewhat differently. Study more physics for instance. Probably more music too.
I love it. Before I embarked on this project, I lacked the drive to study hard, and sense of responsibility to make sure I understand what I studied well, but now I’ve learned some awesome things that it’d take much longer (if ever) otherwise.
To state the obvious, no, because there are things we need to do now to have fun in the future (like saving the world) which are not all that fun at the moment.
That comment made me come up with another question (to Eliezer or whomever feels he can answer):
What do you mean by ‘need’ and ‘ought’ here? Is there an ultimate, objective, ontological justification for carrying such a sense of duty? Doesn’t ‘need to’ imply guilt and sacrifice?
In the most recent Singularity Summit, you said:
Aren’t these the same thing? Are you saying that what you’re doing now is not the most fun thing you could be doing?
I could be having more fun. Something To Protect gives my life intensity that adds a LOT of value, but I think that if I was optimizing for short-term fun I would live somewhat differently. Study more physics for instance. Probably more music too.
I love it. Before I embarked on this project, I lacked the drive to study hard, and sense of responsibility to make sure I understand what I studied well, but now I’ve learned some awesome things that it’d take much longer (if ever) otherwise.
To state the obvious, no, because there are things we need to do now to have fun in the future (like saving the world) which are not all that fun at the moment.
It was not obvious to me at all.
That comment made me come up with another question (to Eliezer or whomever feels he can answer):
What do you mean by ‘need’ and ‘ought’ here? Is there an ultimate, objective, ontological justification for carrying such a sense of duty? Doesn’t ‘need to’ imply guilt and sacrifice?
Or maybe I’m just restating the is–ought problem.