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Applejinx on Dec 23, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People

'build the largest number of paperclips' is a nihilistic, unintelligent goal.

Retra on Dec 23, 2016 [–]

So is "die so I can be with my god", but plenty of people believe that is a morally correct course of action.

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