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I'm not convinced having a reward function isn't suffering in a sense. But then again, I subscribe to the idea of philosophical zombies. https://en.m.wikipedia
by maest 6y ago
I'm not convinced having a reward function isn't suffering in a sense.
But then again, I subscribe to the idea of philosophical zombies. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_zombie https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_zombie
- dnprock 6y agoSuffering is not the same as having a reward function. If the outcome is a reward, people would opt in for suffering to get rewards. Some even cheat their ways to rewards. People do hustle porn, virtue signaling, other fake sufferings. Some push to the extremes like running triathlons. But at some point, reality will wake us up. Our personal struggle is always there. It never ends. We'd be forced to make intelligent choices. Or we'd die wasting our time on useless endeavors.
- sunopener 6y agoThis comment reminds me of Ramin Nazer's "Professional" (https://raminnazer.com/products/professional https://raminnazer.com/products/professional), particularly "A Life wasted is Nothing to the Professional."