Vladimir_Gritsenko comments on Individual Rationality Is a Matter of Life and Death - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Gritsenko 21 March 2009 10:11:15PM 3 points [-]

One would also notice that almost never did one consciously use rationality techniques. Consider that we are already highly evolved to survive, and we are all descendants of survivalist winners. We have some baseline rationality hard-wired in us. It is this wiring that guides most of our actions, and it is there even if we don't have a single year of schooling.