Qiaochu_Yuan comments on Rationality & Low-IQ People - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 04 February 2014 09:17:40PM 2 points [-]

I think the reason most people are averse to questioning is simply due to the social drive to conform

I mean, yeah, but my point is most of the time a desire to conform is adaptive.

Comment author: DanArmak 05 February 2014 08:54:02AM 2 points [-]

It's adaptive, but not just because the common memes are good; it's in large part because others people act against those who don't conform.

Of course questioning memes needn't lead to rejecting them.