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True negative infinities, even discounted, are still infinite, so not very useful as it makes all trajectories equal (negatively infinite).
by ivalm 4y ago
True negative infinities, even discounted, are still infinite, so not very useful as it makes all trajectories equal (negatively infinite).
- oarabbus_ 4y agoI agree the characterization isn't very useful, as you point out - but that's the tricky thing with infinit(ies), isn't it? When discussing human behavior and introducing an infinity concept, the final result is the same for all people in all cases.
- ivalm 4y agoThe obvious answer is that death isn’t a negatively infinite outcome. The fact that people prefer death to living (eg via suicide) is an example thereof.