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www.askamathematician.com
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| | | | | The original question from "A" was: I'm reading Sean Carroll's book Something Deeply Hidden, which is entirely about Many Worlds, and I'm following along for the most ... | |
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joecarlsmith.com
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| | | | | This is the second essay in a four-part series on expected utility maximization (EUM). This part focuses on why it can make sense, in cases like "save one life for certain, or 1000 with 1% chance," to choose the risky option, and hence to "predictably lose." The answer is unsurprising: sometimes the upside is worth it. I offer three arguments to clarify this with respect to life-saving in particular. Ultimately, though, while EUM imposes consistency constraints on our choices, it does not provide guidance about what's "worth it" or not -- and in some cases, the world doesn't either. Ultimately, you have to decide. | |
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www.lesswrong.com
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| | | | | Robin Hanson's Futarchy is a proposal to let prediction markets make governmental decisions. We can view an operating Futarchy as an agent, and ask i... | |
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www.appletonaudio.com
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