johnlawrenceaspden comments on In Defence of Simple Ideas That Explain Everything But Are Wrong - Less Wrong

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Comment author: johnlawrenceaspden 22 March 2016 08:20:04PM 3 points [-]

Clarity, you are unclear.

Comment author: Elo 23 March 2016 12:20:32AM 1 point [-]

I think clarity is saying: a simple idea that explains all human motivation for ever is "incentives". Although I personally am not sure that it is wrong.

Comment author: johnlawrenceaspden 23 March 2016 02:51:36PM 0 points [-]

Thank you. I worry that I am becoming some sort of scientistic mystic. Am I as unclear as Clarity?

Comment author: Elo 23 March 2016 10:35:54PM *  1 point [-]

If you are unclear; at least you do it with more words.

Simple Ideas That Explain Everything But Are Wrong? 'incentives'

is a very short post; makes it hard for people who don't get it to catch up. (no offence: I believe he meant it to be short to follow the rule of "simple ideas")

Comment author: gjm 23 March 2016 03:39:40PM 0 points [-]

No.

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