Annoyance comments on Issues, Bugs, and Requested Features - Less Wrong
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"You said yourself that someone behaving irrationally has unpredictable behavior."
No, I didn't. Someone can be irrational, yet completely predictable and consistent. Go back and re-read what I said - you haven't understood it.
"This analysis obviously assumes that there isn't a systemic bias in the mix"
We're dealing with human beings. There are ALWAYS systemic biases involved.
You're right - re-reading, I meant to say "people behaving irrationally have collectively unpredictable behavior", to which I assumed you would agree. I was extrapolating that from here:
I had also argued in the past that one could construct arguments that would convince most people since they're probably irrational in predictable ways, and you disagreed.