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Gunnar_Zarncke comments on A defense of Senexism (Deathism) - Less Wrong Discussion

-5 Post author: Gunnar_Zarncke 16 February 2014 07:47PM

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Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 20 February 2014 07:53:42PM 0 points [-]

I don't see these biases tied to biology exclusively. Basically these are plausible heuristics and optimizations of cognitive and social processes. Some mechanisms are needed. And even with much better algorithms you might still got stuck in local optimum.