Perhaps relevant, I wrote a post a while back (all the images are broken and irretrievable; sorry) about the idea that suffering and happiness (and possibly many other states) should be considered separate dimensions around which we intuitively try to navigate, and that compressing all these dimensions onto the single dimension of utility gives you some advantages (you can rank things more easily) but discards a tremendous amount of detail. Fundamentally, forcing yourself to use utility in all circumstances is like throwing away your detailed map in exchange for a single number representing how far you are from your destination. In theory you can still find your way home, but you’ll encounter obstacles you might have avoided otherwise.
I can’t read it via that link. I have two options on that page: ‘publish changes’, ‘move to drafts’, and toggling whether or not ‘Moderators can promote to frontpage’.
Perhaps relevant, I wrote a post a while back (all the images are broken and irretrievable; sorry) about the idea that suffering and happiness (and possibly many other states) should be considered separate dimensions around which we intuitively try to navigate, and that compressing all these dimensions onto the single dimension of utility gives you some advantages (you can rank things more easily) but discards a tremendous amount of detail. Fundamentally, forcing yourself to use utility in all circumstances is like throwing away your detailed map in exchange for a single number representing how far you are from your destination. In theory you can still find your way home, but you’ll encounter obstacles you might have avoided otherwise.
I can’t read it via that link. I have two options on that page: ‘publish changes’, ‘move to drafts’, and toggling whether or not ‘Moderators can promote to frontpage’.
Did you mean:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/3mFmDMapHWHcbn7C6
?
Yes, thanks, I’ll fix it.