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iiioiia t1_itjmg2n wrote

Reply to comment by MSGRiley in A Proposal to Price Everything in the Currency of Child Lives Not Saved by phileconomicus

Some unluckiness: there is no single implementation of an algorithm to test that against novel internet propositions - all we have are human "algorithms" that tend to be implemented using heuristics, and the possessor of the heuristic has little insight into its operation, and typically has low if not negative interest in whether their algorithm is sound.

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MSGRiley t1_itjqwv0 wrote

So, your argument seems to be that since it "could" be false, it's false?

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iiioiia t1_itjtz8b wrote

No, that would be your heuristic interpretation.

My argument is contained within the text of my comment - interpret it literally and you should be able to come up with a closer version.

(I guess my plan to be nice to you didn't work lol)

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MSGRiley t1_itjvpb0 wrote

>No, that would be your heuristic interpretation.

Is that your heuristic interpretation of my interpretation?

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iiioiia t1_itjw5p8 wrote

In part, but I am working from a much more advantageous position than you: I have ~direct access to my mind, yours is virtual (or at least: much more virtual).

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MSGRiley t1_itjwu9v wrote

>In part, but I am working from a much more advantageous position than you: I have ~direct access to my mind, yours is virtual (or at least:
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>much more virtual).

Or you could just restate it more clearly instead of going off on this infinite loop of abstract obfuscation.

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iiioiia t1_itjxewr wrote

It's a fair point!

But then, this is Reddit - expecting seriousness on this platform is perhaps not a great idea, and behaving seriously is...."not popular", to put it nicely.

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MSGRiley t1_itjxx4z wrote

Look at my comment history and post history. Clearly being "popular" isn't even in my top 20.

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