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I think eradication would appeal more to Trump than Clinton so there is a higher marginal value in attempting to persuade him. Trump supporting eradication would at least put the issue in serious political play. Finally, I'm a Republican and if somehow I managed to contact someone on team Hillary she would likely Google me and quickly determine I was a political enemy and so would at best ignore my proposal.
Have you already tried getting the idea through to Trump via a backchannel like Scott Adams (some of Trump's staffers pay attention to him), who takes cost-benefit style arguments seriously?
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Now is the time to eliminate mosquitoes
Most prediction markets give Hillary Clinton an advantage over Donald Trump. In general, if one candidate comes out in favor of something, the supporters of the other candidate will be more likely to oppose that thing (all else equal). Doesn't this suggest attempting to get Clinton to come out in favor of eradicating mosquitos is the better strategy?
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Rationality Quotes August 2016
Beginning to reason is like stepping onto an escalator that leads upward and out of sight. Once we take the first step, the distance to be traveled is independent of our will and we cannot know in advance where we shall end.
-- Peter Singer, The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress
I (and probably Jayson) assumed you were the author. probably because of the start.
"A bit over four years ago I wrote a...
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Link: Re-reading Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow
The article is short enough that I'm confused about why you didn't just crosspost it here in its entirety.
I would argue all those values are irrational.
Please do.
The expression "irrational values" sounds like a category mistake to me.
The expression "irrational values" sounds like a category mistake to me.
I'd be comfortable describing someone with a preference set that violates the axiom of quasi-transitivity as having "irrational values," but certainly not for valuing a "self-perception as a person who" engages is some kind of activity, such as voting.
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General-Purpose Questions Thread
My 11-year-old son has been learning Ruby on Codecademy. Is there an easy way to learn how to programming with graphics on Ruby?
It took a long time to create but it's nearly 4 decades old. A lot has happened since then.
True, but high school curricula have changed very little in the last four decades.
everyone else is for it
Evidence?
According to Pew Research Center, "More than eight-in-ten Republicans (84%) say the nation should impose tighter restrictions on immigration, compared with about six-in-ten Democrats (58%)."
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I like your failed arguments section. IMO, frequent reminders about the phenomenon of using "arguments as soldiers" is one of the most straightforward and effective ways to encourage a higher levels of rationality in ourselves and others.