jr conlin —〰—
A lot have no idea they do that, either.
There's a whole emerging field of study about how many of our decisions are driven by communal factors more than purely objective ones.
Really highlights the importance of belonging to a community that aligns with what you understand to be "good".
MattChippytea
@thomasfuchs to be fair we all do this to some extent. There’s also a huge amount of tribal belonging associated with what’s believed. People are complex, and not at all rational at times.
New Haven Computer Club
that is why I maintain my mind like a sieve
jakob.pxi
@thomasfuchs *all people. some are just more coherent in the internal consistency of the mental models they construct through critical reflection and some are more commensurable with what others can agree is grounded in a shared world experience.
so let's mind our biases.
edit: dammit, of course this has been thoroughly addressed in the mentions before.
some people also happen to be pricks. it's when they willfully chose intellectual dishonesty I can no longer give benefit of the doubt.
Mark Delany
@thomasfuchs @jrconlin Heh. I know you're making a joke, but on a more serious note, you'd have to think latency has something to do with the benefit of assumptions too.
Is that a lion in the bushes? Does it look hungry? Could it eat me? Is there a closer target than me? What are my escape options? Let me carefully evaluate the situation before jumping to conclusions.
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