You know, I think my favorite thing about internet rationalists is when they notice a bias and go “I wonder if I can notice this in myself to avoid being wrong” rather than “How can I use this to win arguments about current hot topics.”
I automatically admire anybody whose first thought when encountering a new bias is to search for it in themselves.
I should probably be clear that I my first thought was to complain about it and my second thought was to improve my own habits.
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...possibly fourth thought
You know, I think my favorite thing about internet rationalists is when they notice a bias and go “I wonder if I can notice this in myself to avoid being wrong” rather than “How can I use this to win arguments about current hot topics.”
I automatically admire anybody whose first thought when encountering a new bias is to search for it in themselves.
I should probably be clear that I my first thought was to complain about it and my second thought was to improve my own habits.
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...possibly fourth thought