Nominull comments on Beware Trivial Inconveniences - Less Wrong

90 Post author: Yvain 06 May 2009 10:04PM

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Comment author: Nominull 07 May 2009 01:54:58AM 2 points [-]

It's nice to see that even Eliezer can be shockingly stupid.

Comment author: Lawliet 07 May 2009 02:39:24AM 2 points [-]

How is that good?

Comment author: gwern 07 May 2009 12:44:19PM 10 points [-]

How is that good?

Well, it makes us feel better about ourselves? Pity about the whole FAI thing though...

Comment author: ABranco 15 October 2009 04:39:33AM 2 points [-]

Making us reap good feelings from downward social comparison.

Naughty brains, love those tricks.

Comment author: Annoyance 07 May 2009 05:52:48PM -1 points [-]

We didn't need that particular example for that - it's just one that you immediately recognize as being shockingly stupid.

When we're as shockingly stupid on something as the person we're examining, we don't notice their error, because it's ours as well.