Eugine_Nier comments on Rationality Quotes October 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 24 October 2011 06:05:45AM 3 points [-]

The problem with that quote is that human biases often go the other way, i.e., we'd rather blame bad consequences on bad luck then admit we made a bad decision.

Comment author: J_Taylor 24 October 2011 06:43:31AM 4 points [-]

The quote may still have some use when applied to humans other than oneself.