scav comments on High Status and Stupidity: Why? - Less Wrong

34 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 12 January 2010 04:36PM

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Comment author: cabalamat 13 January 2010 01:42:50AM 9 points [-]

I see no evidence that the customers featured in Not Always Right are otherwise bright and competent.

Comment author: scav 13 January 2010 04:02:06PM 0 points [-]

True. But maybe their delusion of status caused them to act even dumber than they would have in a situation where they felt the status gradient leaning in the other direction. We'd need studies to be carried out to be sure. Anyone know of any?