he expects his brain to misreport how much he actually cares
Um, that’s nonsense. His brain does not misreport how much he actually cares—it’s just that his brain thinks that it should care more. It’s a conflict between “is” and “should”, not a matter of misreporting “is”.
he shuts up and multiplies the joy of finding $20 by a million....
You do realize that what I said is a restatement of one of the examples in the original article, except substituting “caring about money” for “caring about birds”? And snarles’ post was a somewhat more indirect version of that as well? Being nonsense is the whole point.
You do realize that what I said is a restatement of one of the examples in the original article
Yes, I do, and I think it’s nonsense there as well. The care-o-meter is not broken, it’s just that your brain would prefer you to care more about all these numbers. It’s like preferring not have a fever and saying the thermometer is broken because it shows too high a temperature.
Um, that’s nonsense. His brain does not misreport how much he actually cares—it’s just that his brain thinks that it should care more. It’s a conflict between “is” and “should”, not a matter of misreporting “is”.
After which he goes and robs a bank.
You do realize that what I said is a restatement of one of the examples in the original article, except substituting “caring about money” for “caring about birds”? And snarles’ post was a somewhat more indirect version of that as well? Being nonsense is the whole point.
Yes, I do, and I think it’s nonsense there as well. The care-o-meter is not broken, it’s just that your brain would prefer you to care more about all these numbers. It’s like preferring not have a fever and saying the thermometer is broken because it shows too high a temperature.