Silas comments on Double Illusion of Transparency - Less Wrong

51 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 24 October 2007 11:06PM

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Comment author: Silas 27 October 2007 01:17:44AM 1 point [-]

douglas: Actually, for me that happens quite a bit when on the "having trouble understanding" side, but I'm just cynical like that. For example, I interrogate people in online discussions about the difference in meaning between "Sony's problem was setting the PS3's price point too high" and "Sony's problem was setting the PS3's price too high." (Yes, I know what a price point is, but it doesn't seem to affect their statement.)

OTOH, when on the "having trouble explaining" side, I often do find gaps in my knowledge that force me to concede I don't really understand the topic, in that sense, "overlooking" the possibility it's nonsense.