1) true information can have negative value
2) the above may be precisely that kind of information
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see, this is why I think there's some LW-er left in you. You just conflated 4 distinct notions of 'value' above.
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a) as econ utility b) as aesthetic c) as ideological pref d) as infinite-game-motive (reason to continue playing (Carse))
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personally, a lot of what I do is a-, b-, c-, d+.
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which JUST HAPPENS to be what both evolution and the government would want you to do ;)
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It also happens to be what I want to do :) a, b, c are legible aspects of motivation. d is fundamentally illegible.

