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Transfuturist comments on Gasoline Gal looks under the hood (post 1 of 3) - Less Wrong Discussion

4 Post author: torekp 03 May 2015 08:15PM

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Comment author: Transfuturist 04 May 2015 08:59:53PM 4 points [-]

It is not irrational, because preferences are arational. Now, Gal might be mistaken about her preferences, but she is the current best source of evidence on her preferences, so I don't see how her actions in this case are irrational either. She's an engine specialist and a mechanic, so it's perfectly understandable that she would want something she knew how to maintain and repair.