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This depends how trustworthy you are in general, and is definitely an interesting question.

Would Gandhi take a pill which made him 1% less likely to not commit any murders, if it meant receiving a million dollars with no other strings attached?

The answer seems to be, "he would use a Schelling Fence" if that was an option.

https://blog.beeminder.com/schelling/

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/SdkAesHBt4tsivEKe/gandhi-mur...




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