NancyLebovitz comments on Rationality Quotes: November 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 04 November 2010 12:44:11PM 0 points [-]

Yes, on the calibration-- in particular, how do you maintain focus to do the best you can with the information you've got? What sorts of information do you need?

I'm haunted by a quote from a holocaust survivor who said that he would have done things differently (presumably fled early) if he'd "had the soul of a poet". Hindsight is 20/20, but predicting from group emotional trends is sometimes part of what's necessary.