Rational Wireheading
<In response to Robin Hanson> Instead of choosing from your options concerning how important or hard the problem is, I will just solve it for you. At the core of the problem is the fact that the idea that we ever think or do anything for any given rational reason is itself a self deception. [...]
I wonder if this might lead to a lack of confidence in one's ideas. There might be a temptation to ...
Not sure. I know I get a jolt of endorphins from solving interesting problems. And I do sometimes think I ...