I’d like to add a third kind of rationality that seems popular in these circles:
″recreational rationality″. This would include things like the
Prisoner’s Dilemma, Newcomb’s Paradox, the Monty Hall Problem, the “rationality quotes”-series and so forth.
Even though they are seldom useful in real-world decision
making, they are simply ″interesting″ for many people that
visit LW, I suspect—including myself.
I’d like to add a third kind of rationality that seems popular in these circles: ″recreational rationality″. This would include things like the Prisoner’s Dilemma, Newcomb’s Paradox, the Monty Hall Problem, the “rationality quotes”-series and so forth.
Even though they are seldom useful in real-world decision making, they are simply ″interesting″ for many people that visit LW, I suspect—including myself.
the Prisoner’s Dilemma