Oh, I so your complaint us about instrumental rationality. Well, naturally they’re bad at that. Most people are. You don’t get good at doing things by studying rationality in the abstract. EY couldn’t succeed in spending $300k of free money on producing software to his exact specifications.
I was thinking more of epistemic rationality, having given up on instrumental rationality.
I don’t think they get epistemic rationality anywhere near correct either. As a clear and simpole example, there are academics currently vigorously defending their right not to pre-register empirical studies.
Oh, I so your complaint us about instrumental rationality. Well, naturally they’re bad at that. Most people are. You don’t get good at doing things by studying rationality in the abstract. EY couldn’t succeed in spending $300k of free money on producing software to his exact specifications.
I was thinking more of epistemic rationality, having given up on instrumental rationality.
I don’t think they get epistemic rationality anywhere near correct either. As a clear and simpole example, there are academics currently vigorously defending their right not to pre-register empirical studies.
And even of those who do preregister, noboby puts down their credence for the likilihood that there’s an effect.