[SEQ RERUN] Debiasing as Non-Self-Destruction
post by badger · 2011-05-25T14:14:03.878Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 4 commentsToday's post, Debiasing as Non-Self-Destruction was originally published on April 7, 2007. A summary (from the LW wiki):
Not being stupid seems like a more easily generalizable skill than breakthrough success. If debiasing is mostly about not being stupid, its benefits are hidden: lottery tickets not bought, blind alleys not followed, cults not joined. Hence, checking whether debiasing works is difficult, especially in the absence of organizations or systematized training.
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comment by NancyLebovitz · 2011-05-25T18:20:11.084Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
From the title, I thought it was going to be about not identifying with one's biases, so that debiasing doesn't feel like self-destruction.
I wonder how firm the boundary is between non-self-destruction (in the sense of Eliezer's article) and being awesome.
Replies from: badgercomment by jimrandomh · 2011-05-25T14:26:15.242Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
The link is broken (you've got the URL repeated twice). It should be http://lesswrong.com/lw/hf/debiasing_as_nonselfdestruction/.
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