Skalse problemset called unfair over discontinuous world; fixed UDT matches any DT
jessi_cata · x · 2026-10-24
Continuation of the decision-theory thread: the author still doesn't know what LCPD is and assumes UDT does worse on its own problem since it one-boxes. The quoted reply argues Skalse's problemset is unfair due to relying on a discontinuous world — with that fixed, UDT does as well as any decision theory on every problem, while the competing theory does worse on its own problem.
Related event: Debate flares over UDT vs FDT in continuous Newcomb problems(4 posts)→
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