And obviously we’re not looking for software that lets our users throw sheep at one another. The Internet already offers enough ways to waste time, thank you. More like—how people can find each other geographically and meet up
This is an interesting idea, since local groups of rationalists raise the possibility of Overcoming Bias becoming a political project. We’ve discussed the fact that institutional irrationality causes resources to be misallocated and lives to be lost, so why don’t we aim to make more people aware of that fact? Evidence Based Medicine has already been a triumph, so why not try Evidence Based Everything? As far as I’m aware there is no organisation dedicated to encouraging bayesianism in national and corporate governance, why don’t we form one?
Bo:
It’s impossible for me to imagine a tiered system that wouldn’t degenerate into a status competition. Can you think of examples of one that hasn’t?
Anonymous BBSs avoid the problem of status-seeking commentors—overcomingbiaschan!
And obviously we’re not looking for software that lets our users throw sheep at one another. The Internet already offers enough ways to waste time, thank you. More like—how people can find each other geographically and meet up
This is an interesting idea, since local groups of rationalists raise the possibility of Overcoming Bias becoming a political project. We’ve discussed the fact that institutional irrationality causes resources to be misallocated and lives to be lost, so why don’t we aim to make more people aware of that fact? Evidence Based Medicine has already been a triumph, so why not try Evidence Based Everything? As far as I’m aware there is no organisation dedicated to encouraging bayesianism in national and corporate governance, why don’t we form one?
Bo:
It’s impossible for me to imagine a tiered system that wouldn’t degenerate into a status competition. Can you think of examples of one that hasn’t?
Anonymous BBSs avoid the problem of status-seeking commentors—overcomingbiaschan!