Gosh, it’s amazing the biases we have when the data is non-evaluatable, and then even when we can compare, we still have a bias towards an overflowing but smaller can, and an under filled but bigger can. The funny thing is I realize I’ve thought this way, too, until I read this just now. I shall not make the mistake again!
You probably will. I think this biases thing doesn’t disappear even when you’re aware of it. It’s a generic human feature. I think self-critical awareness will always slip at the crucial moment; it’s important to remember this and acknowledge it. Big things vs small things as it were.
Gosh, it’s amazing the biases we have when the data is non-evaluatable, and then even when we can compare, we still have a bias towards an overflowing but smaller can, and an under filled but bigger can. The funny thing is I realize I’ve thought this way, too, until I read this just now. I shall not make the mistake again!
You probably will. I think this biases thing doesn’t disappear even when you’re aware of it. It’s a generic human feature. I think self-critical awareness will always slip at the crucial moment; it’s important to remember this and acknowledge it. Big things vs small things as it were.
The point is to be lesswrong! :)