I mean, isn’t the answer to that, as laid out in the Sequences, that Rationality really doesn’t have anything to offer them?
I disagree. Here’s an example from the same piece:
people have a odd tendency to be okay with letting single random outcomes decide their success, even when it’s unnecessary.
I suspect if this is common in gaming it’s common in real life too. That people are getting so invested into singular outcomes because they’ve staked too much on them.
This is 1) testable and 2) actionable. Are there people who don’t need this advice? Perhaps. But could a lot of people use this? I think so. (The first time through I read this as “don’t just have one plan—it could fail. What will you do if it doesn’t work?”, though it’s more general than that.)
what use do I have for your ‘rationality’? Why should I change any of my actions from the societal default?”
I think letting someone else decide what your victory looks like (to you) is a really bad idea.
I disagree. Here’s an example from the same piece:
This is 1) testable and 2) actionable. Are there people who don’t need this advice? Perhaps. But could a lot of people use this? I think so. (The first time through I read this as “don’t just have one plan—it could fail. What will you do if it doesn’t work?”, though it’s more general than that.)
I think letting someone else decide what your victory looks like (to you) is a really bad idea.