Hofmaimaier@feddit.org to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month ago2³² will get interesting...feddit.orgimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down12
arrow-up173arrow-down1image2³² will get interesting...feddit.orgHofmaimaier@feddit.org to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareLanguageIsCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI am not seeing it. Are you saying the last person chooses between killing nobody and killing the entire population? Also, what about the intermediary likelihoods of pulling the lever?
minus-squareCredibly_Human@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThey choose between half the whole population and the whole population (very roughly as it aligns alongside exponents of 2)
minus-squareLanguageIsCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 month agoThat’s what the meme is. But the user’s calculation multiplies 1-x by 0, not 1-x by half the population. Or by the future expected value.
I am not seeing it. Are you saying the last person chooses between killing nobody and killing the entire population? Also, what about the intermediary likelihoods of pulling the lever?
They choose between half the whole population and the whole population (very roughly as it aligns alongside exponents of 2)
That’s what the meme is. But the user’s calculation multiplies 1-x by 0, not 1-x by half the population. Or by the future expected value.