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I think the litmus test is to imagine having the planner explain the plan to you. They start with their best possible outcome, and you say \
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I think the litmus test is to imagine having the planner explain the plan to you. They start with their best possible outcome, and you say: But what if that doesn\\\'t happen?, then they give you the next option, and so on. You stop when asking that question starts to make you look silly.
I\\\'ve dispatched an annoying underling to kill the target. I\\\'ll be rid of the target, and I win
But what if the underling doesn\\\'t kill the target? - Then the underling will be dead, and they won\\\'t annoy me anymore. That\\\'s still a win
But what if the underling doesn\\\'t kill the target, and isn\\\'t killed by the target? - Then the underling has failed an important task, and I have an excuse to punish them publicly and make them an example for the others. Also a win
But what if the underling doesn\\\'t fail their assassination task, but also the target hasn\\\'t been killed? - Errr.... what?
I\\\'ve dispatched an annoying underling to kill the target. I\\\'ll be rid of the target, and I win
But what if the underling doesn\\\'t kill the target? - Then the underling will be dead, and they won\\\'t annoy me anymore. That\\\'s still a win
But what if the underling doesn\\\'t kill the target, and isn\\\'t killed by the target? - Then the underling has failed an important task, and I have an excuse to punish them publicly and make them an example for the others. Also a win
But what if the underling doesn\\\'t fail their assassination task, but also the target hasn\\\'t been killed? - Errr.... what?
