RomanDavis comments on Rationality Quotes August 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RomanDavis 21 August 2013 06:45:06PM * 4 points [-]

I don't know how this happened. My comment was supposed to be a reply to:

When the axe came into the woods, many of the trees said, "At least the handle is one of us.

Comment author: metastable 21 August 2013 07:02:35PM 9 points [-]

Ah. I read that one as a reference to the tendency to let tribal affiliation trump realistic evaluation of outcomes.