[Link] The Typical Mind Fallacy, Illustrated

17 Post author: pjeby 02 September 2011 05:22PM

If you've ever wanted a quick way to explain the Typical Mind Fallacy, this cartoon by Winston Rowntree will do the trick nicely.

(Panel 3 seems of particular relevance to LessWrongians, and the last two panels also remind me of Hufflepuff/Slytherin themes in HP:MOR.)

Enjoy!

Comments (3)

Comment author: Nisan 02 September 2011 08:34:13PM 5 points [-]

The whole strip/series is a goldmine. It seems full of Less Wrong ideas. Or maybe I'm starting to see "Less Wrong ideas" everywhere as I assemble a worldview for myself out of Less Wrong.

In any case it's really good literature.

Comment author: Logos01 03 September 2011 01:25:15AM 7 points [-]

In general I've found the series far too preachy and obsessed with the idea of cynical egalitarianism. It... is irksome.

Comment author: Raemon 03 September 2011 02:56:05AM 1 point [-]

I wouldn't want to read it all in one sitting, but individually I think each strip is pretty clever.