Emile comments on Humans are not automatically strategic - Less Wrong

153 Post author: AnnaSalamon 08 September 2010 07:02AM

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Comment author: ciphergoth 09 September 2010 04:56:42PM 0 points [-]

In conversation with friends I tend to use George W Bush as the other endpoint - a dig at those hated Greens but it's uncontentious here in the UK, and if it helps keep people listening (which it seems to) it's worth it.

Comment author: Emile 09 September 2010 06:59:15PM 3 points [-]

Wikipedia gives him an estimated IQ of 125, which may be a wee bit off for the low end of the IQ distribution. Still, if that's the example that requires the less explanation in practice, why not.

Maybe Forrest Gump would work as well?

Comment author: ciphergoth 19 September 2010 07:59:48AM 0 points [-]

My most recent use of this example got the response George W Bush Was Not Stupid.