The first two have responses as of the time that you posted this. (If there are remaining questions in a post they are far less likely to be answered after the first couple of replies.)
The final example suffers somewhat from ‘nobody knows what science doesn’t know’. There are probably not too many people who can think of an example of a problem that UDT1 can not handle. For my part I probably wouldn’t answer just because I don’t like the name UDT1 and the language used to describe it irritates me.
I’m not sure why Eleizer didn’t answer but I probably wouldn’t bother wasting thoughts wondering. Want an answer? Make a top level post about it. Include enough of a useful description of the theory and the problems it has already solved to make you not look bad. In particular, include links to said problems and resolutions. If you really want an answer then include an assertion that UDT1 has solved all the significant decision Problems that have been discussed on LessWrong.
Why should I make that much effort to get a simple answer to a simple question? Eliezer obviously had something specific in mind when he wrote “Problem”. Why didn’t he just write a couple of sentences saying what it was when I indicated that I didn’t get the reference?
Same with the other two questions. I wasn’t asking difficult questions, just simple clarifications.
Why should I make that much effort to get a simple answer to a simple question?
I’m not suggesting that you ought to have to. I don’t think you violated any particular etiquette with your requests for clarification. If going meta and questioning whether the lack of reply is justifiable is your preferred use for the effort then by all means do that instead.
I have no idea why Eliezer didn’t answer you. Maybe he was busy. Maybe he was self absorbed. But I do make this observation in general: If someone presents a position along the lines of “it is right to believe there is are Problems’s with X” then I usually don’t expect them to answer me if I press them for an example. This is particularly the case if there are, in fact, no obvious examples. Even if an example could be given, successfully justifying themselves in response to what can be construed as a challenge does not necessarily benefit them. If you present your question in your own frame, however, the dynamics are entirely different.
The first two have responses as of the time that you posted this. (If there are remaining questions in a post they are far less likely to be answered after the first couple of replies.)
The final example suffers somewhat from ‘nobody knows what science doesn’t know’. There are probably not too many people who can think of an example of a problem that UDT1 can not handle. For my part I probably wouldn’t answer just because I don’t like the name UDT1 and the language used to describe it irritates me.
I’m not sure why Eleizer didn’t answer but I probably wouldn’t bother wasting thoughts wondering. Want an answer? Make a top level post about it. Include enough of a useful description of the theory and the problems it has already solved to make you not look bad. In particular, include links to said problems and resolutions. If you really want an answer then include an assertion that UDT1 has solved all the significant decision Problems that have been discussed on LessWrong.
Please expand on that.
Why should I make that much effort to get a simple answer to a simple question? Eliezer obviously had something specific in mind when he wrote “Problem”. Why didn’t he just write a couple of sentences saying what it was when I indicated that I didn’t get the reference?
Same with the other two questions. I wasn’t asking difficult questions, just simple clarifications.
I’m not suggesting that you ought to have to. I don’t think you violated any particular etiquette with your requests for clarification. If going meta and questioning whether the lack of reply is justifiable is your preferred use for the effort then by all means do that instead.
I have no idea why Eliezer didn’t answer you. Maybe he was busy. Maybe he was self absorbed. But I do make this observation in general: If someone presents a position along the lines of “it is right to believe there is are Problems’s with X” then I usually don’t expect them to answer me if I press them for an example. This is particularly the case if there are, in fact, no obvious examples. Even if an example could be given, successfully justifying themselves in response to what can be construed as a challenge does not necessarily benefit them. If you present your question in your own frame, however, the dynamics are entirely different.