apophenia comments on Rationality Quotes: July 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: apophenia 10 July 2010 08:32:18PM 2 points [-]

I disagree--perverse incentives. If I was ashamed every time I was wrong, I might be more careful. Or, I might stop admitting I was wrong. I make an effort to congratulate myself for admitting I'm wrong, for this reason.

Now that I think about it, it would be even more helpful to find out which of these I would do.