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GM8 t1_itpfigo wrote

Reply to comment by TwistDirect in New Technique For Decoding People's Thoughts Can Now Be Done From a Distance by fungussa

Pretty well can mean just identifying vague topic, like love, nature, fear or mean a 1000 page detailed description.

Pretty well it means nothing

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TwistDirect t1_itpmzpx wrote

Yeah, you’re right, it’s a preprint so waiting for the peer-review.

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GM8 t1_itpwpt1 wrote

That's not what I've said, but thanks for assuming I'm a careful person rather than just argumentative.

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TwistDirect t1_itpx2qq wrote

You’re welcome! It’s selfish altruism though. You may have been just argumentative yet I benefit on average more from my assumption than its alternatives.

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UponMidnightDreary t1_its4iyt wrote

Selfish altruism is just something that works for everyone. If you’re trying to do something good, how wonderful for it to feel good for you as well. I’ve stopped seeing “no true altruism” as a depressing thing that means we are all selfish, but instead as just a really cool extra gift.

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