SaidAchmiz comments on White Lies - Less Wrong

38 Post author: ChrisHallquist 08 February 2014 01:20AM

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Comment author: SaidAchmiz 09 February 2014 09:43:49PM 0 points [-]

I understand what you're saying now, yes. (I think "self-fulfilling prophecy" is a misleading term to use to describe this, though.)

As to your question: I think this falls into the category of "person is not very self-aware or rational".

Comment author: hyporational 09 February 2014 09:59:35PM * 0 points [-]

I agree the expression doesn't fit like a glove, just thought it was close enough. What do you think is misleading about it?

I think this falls into the category of "person is not very self-aware or rational".

Perhaps, and the way I see it these qualities inconvenience even the best of us much of the time.