Saul Munn's Shortform

post by Saul Munn (saul-munn) · 2024-11-06T01:54:55.551Z · LW · GW · 1 comments

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comment by Saul Munn (saul-munn) · 2024-11-06T01:54:55.762Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

is there a handy label for “crux(es) on which i’m maximally uncertain”? there are infinite cruxes that i have for any decision, but the ones i care about are the ones about which i’m most uncertain. it'd be nice to have a reference-able label for this concept, but i haven't seen one anywhere.

there's also an annoying issue that feels analogous to "elasticity" — how much does a marginal change in my doxastic attitude toward my belief in some crux affect my conative attitude toward the decision?

if no such concepts exist for either, i'd propose: crux uncertainty, crux elasticity (respectively)