VAuroch comments on Rationality Quotes September 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: VAuroch 22 September 2014 08:05:01AM 0 points [-]

If lots of people have an error in their map, and this error causes many of them to make a bad decision, then pointing out this error is rationality-enhancing.

No, that makes it a useful factoid. I don't consider my personal rationality enhanced whenever I learn a new fact, even if it is useful, unless it will reliably improve my ability to distinguish true beliefs from false ones in the future.