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Information can only be defined with respect to states where you 1. Can tell (or could in theory tell) the difference and 2. Care about the difference between s
by vintermann 1y ago
Information can only be defined with respect to states where you 1. Can tell (or could in theory tell) the difference and 2. Care about the difference between states. The differences you care about, and the ones you don't, are baked in whenever you use any definition of information.
It doesn't matter much, unless you use it to sneak in what you think we should care about, or use it to make philosophical arguments whose circularity is carefully hidden.
- tringuyen_cse 1y agoI have a similar view. The question of how much infomation by itself does not matter without some context/application.