John_Maxwell_IV comments on The cup-holder paradox - Less Wrong

18 Post author: PhilGoetz 26 March 2013 04:47AM

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Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 26 March 2013 02:55:19PM 25 points [-]

How I pattern-match this post:

"Here is an unsolved problem from a domain I hold no expertise in. The fact it is not solved suggests that not enough effort is being applied to it. More effort should be applied to it. I am somehow more clever than the people in this domain for noticing this. After all, how hard could it be?"

Experience teaches me that the base rate for holding and expressing this sentiment, and being correct about it, is incredibly low.

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 27 March 2013 09:24:07PM 1 point [-]

Tell that to MetaMed.

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 27 March 2013 11:07:35PM 4 points [-]

That seems like a poor example. as well as a staggeringly untested one.