I think this post is probably correct, but I think most of the discourse over-complicated what I interpret to be the two core observations:
People condition their posteriors on how and how much things are discussed.
Societal norms affect how and how often things are discussed.
All else follows. The key takeaway for me is that you should also condition your posteriors on societal norms.
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I think this post is probably correct, but I think most of the discourse over-complicated what I interpret to be the two core observations:
People condition their posteriors on how and how much things are discussed.
Societal norms affect how and how often things are discussed.
All else follows. The key takeaway for me is that you should also condition your posteriors on societal norms.