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Written by Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) , Vladimir_Nesov, PeerInfinity last updated 3rd Oct 2020

Beware when you find yourself arguing that a policy is defensible rather than optimal; or that it has some benefit compared to the null action, rather than the best benefit of any action.

—The Third Alternative

Blog posts

  • The Third Alternative by Eliezer Yudkowsky

See also

  • Third option
  • Arguments as soldiers
  • Not technically a lie
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