I’m not sure how relevant that is, since that’s saying something like “learning about biases taught me that we are biased.” I don’t know if that’s very helpful.
It is!
I am repeatedly surprised about a) basic level insights that are not wide spread and b) insights that other people consider basic that I do not have c) applications of an idea i understand in an area I did not think of applying it too
To list a few:
People are biased ⇒ I am biased!
Change is possible
Understanding is possible
I am a brain in a vat.
Real life rocks :-)
Even after learning about cached thought, happy death and many others I still managed to fall into the traps of those.
So i consider it helpful to see where someone applies biases.
My political views have updated a lot on a variety of different issues. But I suspect that some of those are due to spending time with people who have those views rather than actually getting relevant evidence.
That statement in itself looks like a warning sign.
That statement in itself looks like a warning sign.
Yeah, being aware that there are biases at play doesn’t always mean I’m at all sure I’m able to correct for all of them. The problem is made more complicated by the fact that for each of the views in questions, I can point to new information leading to the updates. But I don’t know if in general that’s the actual cause of the updates.
It is! I am repeatedly surprised about a) basic level insights that are not wide spread and b) insights that other people consider basic that I do not have c) applications of an idea i understand in an area I did not think of applying it too
To list a few: People are biased ⇒ I am biased! Change is possible Understanding is possible I am a brain in a vat. Real life rocks :-)
Even after learning about cached thought, happy death and many others I still managed to fall into the traps of those.
So i consider it helpful to see where someone applies biases.
That statement in itself looks like a warning sign.
Yeah, being aware that there are biases at play doesn’t always mean I’m at all sure I’m able to correct for all of them. The problem is made more complicated by the fact that for each of the views in questions, I can point to new information leading to the updates. But I don’t know if in general that’s the actual cause of the updates.