This essay is literally just Isildur looking at the ring he cut from Sauron and saying "I kind of like it tho".
-> Aaronson admits Yudkowsky's position is consistent
-> Main disagreement is that he can imagine other outcomes
-> Some soft analogism against other historical technologies (radios, etc)
-> "Should I, tho?" segue to the comments.
Yes, Aaronson, you should have signed that letter. You know you should have. Snap out of it.
> Aaronson admits Yudkowsky’s position is consistent
A position can be both consistent and false, because it is based on false premises; its frequently the case when people attempt to derive conclusions about the material universe from pure a priori reasoning from abstract axioms and assumptions without empirical grounding.
-> Aaronson admits Yudkowsky's position is consistent -> Main disagreement is that he can imagine other outcomes -> Some soft analogism against other historical technologies (radios, etc) -> "Should I, tho?" segue to the comments.
Yes, Aaronson, you should have signed that letter. You know you should have. Snap out of it.