“There’s no way to tell which choice is higher value!!” feels paralyzing “The expected value across choices is similar” feels liberating”
Which makes me think that sometimes people can find freedom in both the arbitrary and the optimal. If there’s no obvious choice, we can find freedom in the choosing between. If there is an obvious choice, we can find freedom in the choosing to take.
Reminded me of this tweet from Julia Galef:
https://twitter.com/juliagalef/status/878788641400553472
Which makes me think that sometimes people can find freedom in both the arbitrary and the optimal. If there’s no obvious choice, we can find freedom in the choosing between. If there is an obvious choice, we can find freedom in the choosing to take.