Athrelon comments on LW Women- Minimizing the Inferential Distance - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 28 November 2012 03:07:46PM *  6 points [-]

I generally try to use probability when interacting with people. I know they are not as likely to jump of a bridge as to cross it. Amazingly it seems to help me have good relations with them. Incredible I know. I hear statistical reasoning about humans is evil though so maybe I shouldn't be sharing this advice.

I never did get why that is though.

Comment author: Athrelon 28 November 2012 05:58:07PM *  2 points [-]

Apply Bayes to making decisions in real life, in ways that the cool people don't? That idea will never fly on LessWrong!