Yeah, Stephen’s comment is indeed a mild update back in the happy direction.
I’m still digesting, but a tentative part of my model here is that it’s similar to what typically happens to people in charge of large organizations. I.e. they accidentally create selection pressures which surround them with flunkies who display what the person in charge wants to see, and thereby lose the ability to see reality. And that’s not something which just happens to crazies. For instance, this is my central model of why Putin invaded Ukraine.
Yeah, Stephen’s comment is indeed a mild update back in the happy direction.
I’m still digesting, but a tentative part of my model here is that it’s similar to what typically happens to people in charge of large organizations. I.e. they accidentally create selection pressures which surround them with flunkies who display what the person in charge wants to see, and thereby lose the ability to see reality. And that’s not something which just happens to crazies. For instance, this is my central model of why Putin invaded Ukraine.