"The target of the signal might be God, one’s fellows, or one’s self." Actually only one of those is a valid target. http://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~henrich/pdfs/BIOT_a_00018.pdf …
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@sarahdoingthing its b/c the self is under perverse incentives (e.g. strategic ignorance) to signal to others.
@___jsf @sarahdoingthing Put another way: you can't signal to yourself to gain any rewards. It's like tugging at your own bootstraps.
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@sarahdoingthing But I dunno. I recognize I have a very opinionated (read: biased) perspective on this.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@KevinSimler @___jsf wireheading is awesome and understandable as a motivation even though it's not fitness-promoting -
@sarahdoingthing @___jsf This is the best summary of the discussion.
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@KevinSimler @___jsf@sarahdoingthing You could certainly signal at your waifu or tulpa or exocortex. They need convincing you're worthy.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@KevinSimler @___jsf@sarahdoingthing Self-satisfaction is definitely a thing.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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