So do you think e.g. overcoming akrasia necessitates understanding your self-programming via a set of decent algorithms for doing so (e.g. what Less Wrong is for epistemic rationality) that allow you to figure out for yourself whatever problems you may have?
Btw, it would be more accurate to speak of “akrasias” as individual occurrences, rather than “akrasia” as a non-countable. One can overcome an akrasia, but not “akrasia” in some general sense.
they pride themselves on being correct, not being successful
Yep, major failure mode. Been there, done that. ;-)
Btw, it would be more accurate to speak of “akrasias” as individual occurrences, rather than “akrasia” as a non-countable. One can overcome an akrasia, but not “akrasia” in some general sense.
I bet you think the war on terror is a badly framed concept.
Yes; see here for why.
Btw, it would be more accurate to speak of “akrasias” as individual occurrences, rather than “akrasia” as a non-countable. One can overcome an akrasia, but not “akrasia” in some general sense.
Yep, major failure mode. Been there, done that. ;-)
I bet you think the war on terror is a badly framed concept.