dlthomas comments on In the Pareto world, liars prosper - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dlthomas 08 December 2011 05:31:27PM 0 points [-]

I think of politics, where I get so frustrated that politicians can say the most blatantly untrue things, and I can see them as such, but those things gain them votes.

That's only confusing if you are conflating professing and cheering. It's not about convincing anyone of policy issues, it's about convincing people that you're on their team. I agree that it can certainly be frustrating that this is how people work...