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jkaufman comments on Do Earths with slower economic growth have a better chance at FAI? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: jkaufman 18 June 2013 06:22:21AM *  6 points [-]

past events as I have read about them in history books, where jaw-dropping stupidity usually plays a much stronger role.

How sure are you that this isn't hindsight bias, that if various involved historical figures had been smarter they would have understood the situation and not done things that look unbelievably stupid looking back?

Do you have particular historical events in mind?

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