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Thoughts on Newscomb's paradox?
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Both boxes or bust.
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>>8229440
what is the probability you will get nothing from box two?

i'd probably take the $1000 desu, treat myself to something nice
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Don't really get it. If the computer predicts what you will do with perfect accuracy, it is impossible to trick the computer.
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>>8229445
1/2?

>>8229454
The computer/gypsy has only predicted everyone correctly thus far.
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>>8229445
Or are you doing bayesianism? Supposedly that's the answer. Though I don't know much about this, which is why I'm asking here
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>>8229440

Box 2.

Box 1 is like a month of working part time, Box two is 10 years of a nice salary
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>this is the kind of important issue that analytics concern themselves with
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