“You (and your copies) are not deriving utility from winning the lottery, but from spending the money”
I would say that you derive utility from knowing that you’ve won money you can spend. But, if you only get $1, you haven’t won very much.
I think that a better problem would be if you split if your favourite team won the super bowl. Then you’d have a high probability of experiencing this happiness, and the number of copies wouldn’t reduce it.
I think that a better problem would be if you split if your favourite team won the super bowl. Then you’d have a high probability of experiencing this happiness, and the number of copies wouldn’t reduce it.
“You (and your copies) are not deriving utility from winning the lottery, but from spending the money”
I would say that you derive utility from knowing that you’ve won money you can spend. But, if you only get $1, you haven’t won very much.
I think that a better problem would be if you split if your favourite team won the super bowl. Then you’d have a high probability of experiencing this happiness, and the number of copies wouldn’t reduce it.
Neat!