Davidmanheim comments on Perceptual Entropy and Frozen Estimates - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Davidmanheim 05 June 2015 04:28:37AM 0 points [-]

Those are changing your beliefs in a complex situation. But you're not simplifying any model - you are substituting one model for another; "I shouldn’t have to ask my partner for what I want" is replaced by "I should have to ask my partner for what I want." There is no reason to think that that is a lower entropy model - it's just a new model instead of the old one. The question is whether the model "I'm uncertain whether I need to ask my partner for what I want or not" is more or less complex than "I shouldn’t have to ask my partner for what I want."

Comment author: ChristianKl 05 June 2015 09:19:00AM 0 points [-]

you are substituting one model for another; "I shouldn’t have to ask my partner for what I want" is replaced by "I should have to ask my partner for what I want."

Given my experiences with working with beliefs I don't think that's the case.

Unfortunately most of the evidence I have for that is personal experience and talking to other people with personal experience so I can't link you to a resource making that point.