pwno comments on To what degree do you model people as agents? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pwno 26 August 2013 06:47:54AM 3 points [-]

The degree to which I feel blame or judgement towards people for not doing things they said they would do is almost directly proportional to how much I model them as agents.

I've noticed that people are angrier at behaviors they can't explain. The anger subdues when they learn about the motives and circumstances that led to the behavior. If non-agents are suppose to be less predictable, I'd guess we're more inclined to judge/blame them.