Eliezer: it doesn’t matter how big of a number you can write down. You are dealing with an asymptote. There is a limit to how bad momentary eye-irritation can be, no matter how many people it happens to. nomatterhowmanypeople. That limit is far less than how bad a 50 year torture is.
let f(x) = (5x − 1)/x
what is f(3^^^3)? It’s 5, or close enough that it doesn’t matter.
Eliezer: it doesn’t matter how big of a number you can write down. You are dealing with an asymptote. There is a limit to how bad momentary eye-irritation can be, no matter how many people it happens to. no matter how many people. That limit is far less than how bad a 50 year torture is.
let f(x) = (5x − 1)/x what is f(3^^^3)? It’s 5, or close enough that it doesn’t matter.