Spurlock comments on Five-minute rationality techniques - Less Wrong

55 Post author: sketerpot 10 August 2010 02:24AM

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Comment author: Spurlock 11 August 2010 05:00:49PM *  7 points [-]

You might be underestimating just how much curiosity-stoppers feel like actually knowing an answer. I still catch myself reading Wikipedia articles just up to the point where they confirm what I thought. Your meme would have to imply just how difficult it is to notice this in yourself.

Comment author: b1shop 15 August 2010 10:10:44AM 1 point [-]

I imagine the best a meme can do in this case is convince the host it's wrong to succumb to the bias. That'll lay the ground for change in the future.