It depends from case to case, I would think. There are instances when you’re most probably benefited by trading off epistemic rationality for instrumental, but in cases where it’s too chaotic to get a good estimate and the tradeoff seems close to equal, I would personally err on the side of epistemic rationality. Brains are complicated, forcing a placebo effect might have ripple effects across your psyche like an increased tendency to shut down that voice in your head that talks when you know your belief is wrong on some level (very speculative example), for limited short-term gain.
It depends from case to case, I would think. There are instances when you’re most probably benefited by trading off epistemic rationality for instrumental, but in cases where it’s too chaotic to get a good estimate and the tradeoff seems close to equal, I would personally err on the side of epistemic rationality. Brains are complicated, forcing a placebo effect might have ripple effects across your psyche like an increased tendency to shut down that voice in your head that talks when you know your belief is wrong on some level (very speculative example), for limited short-term gain.
Thank you, wonderful series!