Which could be described as (but notjust as) “instrumental values somehow playing a keyrole in enjoyment of life”
I think he was trying to promote such idea by trying to make the presence of such instrumental values necessary ie. translate them into terminal values—though that’s just an assumption—in an attempt to preserve something about different ways of life.
I think that line of thought is very inaccurate because it fails to capture the essence of the problem, and instead creates descriptions like the ones criticized in this post. I think it might be more sensible to say something like “I think if humans would realize all their goals instantaneously and effortlessly there would be something missing from the experience”—but then again, there’s this thing called “The Fun Theory Sequence” on the topic. :)
I think Roko’s statements had a logic similar to: http://lesswrong.com/lw/wz/living_by_your_own_strength/
Which could be described as (but not just as) “instrumental values somehow playing a keyrole in enjoyment of life”
I think he was trying to promote such idea by trying to make the presence of such instrumental values necessary ie. translate them into terminal values—though that’s just an assumption—in an attempt to preserve something about different ways of life.
I think that line of thought is very inaccurate because it fails to capture the essence of the problem, and instead creates descriptions like the ones criticized in this post. I think it might be more sensible to say something like “I think if humans would realize all their goals instantaneously and effortlessly there would be something missing from the experience”—but then again, there’s this thing called “The Fun Theory Sequence” on the topic. :)