This sounds an awful lot like one of the examples I gave above. Ok, so you’re focused on “risk reduction” and “reducing akrasia.” So what’s that mean? You’ve decided to buckle-up, wear sunscreen, and not be so lazy? Can’t I get that from Reader’s Digest or my mom?
Telling people to buckle up is nothing special. Successfully persuading people to buckle up—helping people understand and fix the internal sources of error that stood in the way of doing so in the past—will save a life if you can do it enough.
This sounds an awful lot like one of the examples I gave above. Ok, so you’re focused on “risk reduction” and “reducing akrasia.” So what’s that mean? You’ve decided to buckle-up, wear sunscreen, and not be so lazy? Can’t I get that from Reader’s Digest or my mom?
Telling people to buckle up is nothing special. Successfully persuading people to buckle up—helping people understand and fix the internal sources of error that stood in the way of doing so in the past—will save a life if you can do it enough.