it is impossible to do anything other than what you want to do
It is not possible to do something other than what you actually do in a situation. It is possible for non-perfect agents (like, say, humans) to do something other than what they want.
Technically, what I said isn’t a moral imperative, because it doesn’t say anything about what the “want” is. It is, however, advice that (nearly) all minds want to follow.
A meta-moral imperative, then. Whatever it is that you want to do, you should actually do it, and do it in a way that maximizes success. Or in WrongBot’s scheme, whatever it is that you wished you wanted (intended) to do, you should actually want (intend) it.
It is not possible to do something other than what you actually do in a situation. It is possible for non-perfect agents (like, say, humans) to do something other than what they want.
Technically, what I said isn’t a moral imperative, because it doesn’t say anything about what the “want” is. It is, however, advice that (nearly) all minds want to follow.
A meta-moral imperative, then. Whatever it is that you want to do, you should actually do it, and do it in a way that maximizes success. Or in WrongBot’s scheme, whatever it is that you wished you wanted (intended) to do, you should actually want (intend) it.