David_Gerard comments on Epistle to the New York Less Wrongians - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Gerard 30 April 2011 07:36:42PM 2 points [-]

As for reasons that it might not apply -- for starters, awareness of the issue enough to discuss it. Same way it works with awareness of all other biases.

That's certainly an excellent start. But awareness of and being able to cope with a bias doesn't make it go away - it takes considerable practice until you're not just compensating for it. The mind is a very thin layer on top of a chimp - the biases run deep.