Vladimir_Nesov comments on Fight Biases, or Route Around Them? - Less Wrong

25 Post author: Yvain 25 March 2009 10:23PM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 02 April 2009 05:44:21PM 2 points [-]

You are biased against a person only if you devalue her too much, compared to the extent that you should. You are biased against Hitler if you e.g. are expected to systematically don't give him a job that you should've given. You determine what you should've done by considering the real consequences of your decision and carefully valuing them, as opposed to taking the whole problem "at a glance".