I think of LessWrong from a really, really pragmatic viewpoint: it’s like software patches for your brain to eliminate costly bugs. There was a really good illustration in the Allaismini-sequence—that is a literal example of people throwing away their money because they refused to consider how their brain might let them down.
I think of LessWrong from a really, really pragmatic viewpoint: it’s like software patches for your brain to eliminate costly bugs. There was a really good illustration in the Allais mini-sequence—that is a literal example of people throwing away their money because they refused to consider how their brain might let them down.
Edit: Related to The Lens That Sees Its Flaws.