Some very good points. I think this is the same phenomenon that means that when a single person sees a traffic accident, they’ll instantly phone for help and get involved. When the same accident happens in a crowded street, everyone looks at everyone else to see what to do.… I’m sure this has been mentioned in a past post though.
If only everyone had a built-in heuristic saying ‘Shut your eyes! Decide what you think! Now, open your eyes and go for it!’
Eliezer—I can’t count the number of times I’ve arrived on the scene to meet some (normally-rational) friends who, for the sake of politeness, have ‘chosen’ to embark on a truly silly ‘agreed’ course of action. This even occurs to the point where when asked ‘what were you thinking?’, the response is simply to look at one another and wait for an answer....
Some very good points. I think this is the same phenomenon that means that when a single person sees a traffic accident, they’ll instantly phone for help and get involved. When the same accident happens in a crowded street, everyone looks at everyone else to see what to do.… I’m sure this has been mentioned in a past post though.
If only everyone had a built-in heuristic saying ‘Shut your eyes! Decide what you think! Now, open your eyes and go for it!’
Eliezer—I can’t count the number of times I’ve arrived on the scene to meet some (normally-rational) friends who, for the sake of politeness, have ‘chosen’ to embark on a truly silly ‘agreed’ course of action. This even occurs to the point where when asked ‘what were you thinking?’, the response is simply to look at one another and wait for an answer....