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How is emotion not a feedback system for optimization other than the European prejudice against taking it seriously?
by kingkawn 11y ago
How is emotion not a feedback system for optimization other than the European prejudice against taking it seriously?
- adwn 11y agoWhy should it be a "feedback system"? Maybe it is an unnecessary side effect of our complicated brains? For all we know, consciousness is a prerequisite for emotions, and I seriously doubt that a simple optimization algorithm exhibits consciousness.
- sgt101 11y agoThere's no need to doubt - you can see the algorithm written down, there are no symbols spent on consciousness. There are no surges in the network in response to anything apart from the inputs. The sheep, it does not dream - although sometimes I observe them writing on HN.
- sgt101 11y agoI think that you can discover this by experiencing lots of different emotions. People in distress (a strong emotion) often act in a way that we know as self destructive. People in love (another emotion) do dumb things. We see these insights in lots of cultural artefacts from all cultures that I am aware of - books, plays, songs, poems, stories, pictures and statues. If I was to get irritated with your comments would that be optimal?