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That's what we should expect to see when looking for other planets with intelligent life. But you, andrewclunn, should expect to live among one of the more popu
by deciplex 11y ago
That's what we should expect to see when looking for other planets with intelligent life. But you, andrewclunn, should expect to live among one of the more populous species.
- andrewclunn 11y agoThat's the point, from the individual's perspective the correct prediction is completely contrary to that from the species' perspective based on this approach.
- deciplex 11y agoRight. So you, the individual reading the article and posting on HN, should expect to live among one of the more populous species of life in the universe. e: Maybe you are implicitly assuming that the workflow for "determining" who you are born as goes: 1. pick a random species 2. pick a random individual in that species. But it's more like: 1. pick a random individual.