Guessing the intention of others can also help predict future actions. “Alice who was court ordered to donate bed nets and doesn’t want to go to prison” vs. “Alice the EA who has read MacAskill cover to cover” have very different projected patterns of future behaviour, especially if the context changes (e.g. the court order is completed). Notably, that doesn’t stop them from both clicking the same buy button on Amazon today.
Guessing the intention of others can also help predict future actions. “Alice who was court ordered to donate bed nets and doesn’t want to go to prison” vs. “Alice the EA who has read MacAskill cover to cover” have very different projected patterns of future behaviour, especially if the context changes (e.g. the court order is completed). Notably, that doesn’t stop them from both clicking the same buy button on Amazon today.