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The Sword of Good
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Author: u/None *
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Score: 25
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Created: 2013-12-04T12:58:54
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u/None [+2] (34 seconds later)
A short story by Yudkowsky that exposes a very interesting view of fantasy worlds.
u/None [+7] (47 minutes later)
I prefer the version that was posted to LessWrong, in which the commenters immediately point out that we've got no reason to believe the Lord of Dark or whatever his name was will rewrite reality into something better than it already was.
u/AmeteurOpinions [+2] Finally, everyone was working together. (6 hours later)
u/None [+9] (6 hours later)
The sword tests intentions. It certainly means his spell will rewrite reality into something he thinks is better. However, anyone frequenting this subreddit should know damn well that individual agents' senses of goodness will not necessarily correspond to those of all the other agents. I mean, what if the Lord of Dark just really likes paperclips?
u/AmeteurOpinions [+1] Finally, everyone was working together. (7 hours later)
Ah. Thanks.
u/None [+1] (a month later)
It actually seemed pretty boring to me. Instead of deep characters; it felt more like trying to express the failings of cardboard cutout types. I actually prefer his Gary-Stu Harry to this because at least Harry expresses emotions and objectives beyond "I wanna be good!"