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Not kidding, my first thought was to flip a coin. And I'm so uncoordinated that I doubt that even the most diabolical demon could predict anything about the nature of my flip.
There's 2 ways to think about this, and both lead to being a oneboxer:
1. Causation is not linear, your choice affects the prediction, and therefore the assigned amount of the box (and implies you have free will).
2. Causation is linear, your 'choice' is an effect of the prediction. You're not walking in the room to choose but to meet your fate of becoming 1 million richer (and implies you do NOT have free will).
Being rational is choosing the best LONG TERM outcome.
Setting the search of long-term unlimited cognitive growth as your goal is the best way to live.
The only real hard to answer question in this video is where does all those millions come from?
casper totally made this video to convince the supercomputer he's actually a one boxer, but in secret he still takes both.
Edit: Guys, I watched the video too, why do you guys keep explaining it to me in the replies. Firstly, I am a one boxer. Secondly, I watched the video, so I already heard and understood the arguments both for and against 1 box and 2 box. Third, my original comment says nothing about whether or not I am a one boxer. Re-explaining one boxer and two boxer arguments in the replies makes literally no sense at all.
The entire premise is that the supercomputer is highly accurate. By being a 2-boxer, you inherently deny the premise itself, assuming the computer is likely wrong. It’s only a paradox if you’re a 2-boxer. 😆
When I take just the mystery box, I either get a million dollars, or I get evidence that I have enough free will to fool the supercomputer, which is better than a thousand dollars.
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1. Causation is not linear, your choice affects the prediction, and therefore the assigned amount of the box (and implies you have free will).
2. Causation is linear, your 'choice' is an effect of the prediction. You're not walking in the room to choose but to meet your fate of becoming 1 million richer (and implies you do NOT have free will).
Being rational is choosing the best LONG TERM outcome.
Setting the search of long-term unlimited cognitive growth as your goal is the best way to live.
The only real hard to answer question in this video is where does all those millions come from?
Edit: Guys, I watched the video too, why do you guys keep explaining it to me in the replies. Firstly, I am a one boxer. Secondly, I watched the video, so I already heard and understood the arguments both for and against 1 box and 2 box. Third, my original comment says nothing about whether or not I am a one boxer. Re-explaining one boxer and two boxer arguments in the replies makes literally no sense at all.
B) $1,000 isn't enough to risk $1,000,000
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