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Way back, the extropians were discussing what would be the most evil thing ever. I think JBP got it well enough w/inflicting suffering for no purpose, but the extropes went into some detail. You've heard how RB freaked Yudkowsky?

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That was the laugher-inducing incident I was referring to, actually.

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I have a lot of empathy for people who don't think normally

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Sure, me too. Not evenly distributed, though.

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To me 'what would a far-future vindictive AI do to a simulation/clone of me for my particular choices in life' just comes across as too narcissistic to take seriously. Disregarding any issues with the philosophical stances necessary to even make this a fear to begin with.

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It may be an unusual way of thinking, but mostly I just hear this in that: youtu.be/hTnNsIgQArM?t=

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Granted, I'm sure there are a lot of people where that isn't the primary motivator for their discomfort. Yudkowsky isn't that lot of people, though.

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I binged-watched that series in a couple of days

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Ditto. Then I watched it again in a single day.

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Wondering if Ligotti's _Conspiracy Against the Human Race_ is worth reading. Have you read i?

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No. Would like to. Probably will, soon enough.

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