Desrtopa comments on Rationality Quotes February 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Desrtopa 04 February 2013 08:02:25PM 0 points [-]

which sounds to me like the state we are in w.r.t. election to political offices.

I don't understand why you're arguing that job interviews should be more like elections in that case. If the process leads to bad outcomes for elections, and is likely to lead to bad outcomes for job interviews as well, why use it?

Comment author: HalMorris 04 February 2013 08:19:50PM 0 points [-]

To quote myself:

I've often thought of ironically proposing that we should legislate that job interviews have to be more like elections ...

It's irony. I.e., it's such a bad idea that I'd like to suggest it's also a bad way to elect presidents.

Comment author: Desrtopa 04 February 2013 10:31:17PM 0 points [-]

Ah, see, I thought you meant that ironically, while it's not a good way to elect presidents, it would be an improvement on how we conduct interviews.