Hmm I see your point- but if what they did was called ‘rational’ then there has to be another word for the part where they made the mistake.
The mistake was they came to so much of a conclusion about something that they acted on it. They were wrong. They caused negative utility. It negatively effected the world and also their understanding of it.
What is that called?
lol not negative utility to me- to him!
It hasn’t hurt my feelings or made me feel like a victim, I’m talking about how someone has misinterpreted and acted out on to the world.
Even at that it was such a minor incident that i’m not talking about this in terms of damage done. What i’m really saying is- why is someone acting irrational on a rationality website?
why is someone acting irrational on a rationality website?
The obvious answer is that people here are humans and not Vulcans. But I don’t see the irrationality you are talking about. Rationality doesn’t specify values or goals. You know nothing about the person who downvoted you or the reasons he did it. Given this, your accusation of irrationality seems… hasty. Even irrational, one might say :-)
Hmm I see your point- but if what they did was called ‘rational’ then there has to be another word for the part where they made the mistake. The mistake was they came to so much of a conclusion about something that they acted on it. They were wrong. They caused negative utility. It negatively effected the world and also their understanding of it. What is that called?
All that about a single downvote..? X-D
I recommend growing thicker skin, quickly.
lol not negative utility to me- to him! It hasn’t hurt my feelings or made me feel like a victim, I’m talking about how someone has misinterpreted and acted out on to the world. Even at that it was such a minor incident that i’m not talking about this in terms of damage done. What i’m really saying is- why is someone acting irrational on a rationality website?
The obvious answer is that people here are humans and not Vulcans. But I don’t see the irrationality you are talking about. Rationality doesn’t specify values or goals. You know nothing about the person who downvoted you or the reasons he did it. Given this, your accusation of irrationality seems… hasty. Even irrational, one might say :-)