This is a linkpost for http://web.archive.org/web/20230105070226/https://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-ethics/

Because the original webpage (and domain) is down, and it takes about a minute (including loading time) for Wayback Machine to give me the page, I've decided to repost this essay here. I consider it an essay that seems core to 2010s rationalist discourse.

The Copenhagen Interpretation of quantum mechanics says that you can have a particle spinning clockwise and counterclockwise at the same time – until you look at it, at which point it definitely becomes one or the other. The theory claims that observing reality fundamentally changes it.

The Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics says that when you observe or interact with a problem in any way, you can be blamed for it. At the very least, you are to blame for not doing more. Even if you don’t make the problem worse, even if you make it slightly better, the [...]

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First published:
January 25th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zTiqHtAQurX35QBAs/repost-the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-ethics

Linkpost URL:
http://web.archive.org/web/20230105070226/https://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-ethics/

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