kateblu comments on Rationality Quotes December 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: kateblu 07 December 2011 12:44:45PM 2 points [-]

Seeing how individual decisions are rational within the bounds of the information available does not provide an excuse for narrow-minded behavior. It provides an understanding of why that behavior arises. Within the bounds of what a person in that part of the system can see and know, the behavior is reasonable. Taking out one individual from a position of bounded rationality and putting in another person is not likely to make much difference. Blaming the individual rarely helps create a more desirable outcome. – Donella H Meadows

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 08 December 2011 02:09:43AM 1 point [-]

Blaming the individual rarely helps create a more desirable outcome.

Blaming individuals for their narrow-minded behavior is one way to encourage less narrow-minded behavior.