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Every so often I& #39;ll say & #39;X& #39; and I& #39;ll get the reply & #39;but lots of smart people think not-X so why be so sure& #39;.
What& #39;s going on is that while I think the concerns around & #39;peer disagreement& #39; are sound, I believe people should still usually just assert their personal impressions. 1/
What& #39;s going on is that while I think the concerns around & #39;peer disagreement& #39; are sound, I believe people should still usually just assert their personal impressions. 1/
The benefits of this are:
A. It encourages people to actually engage their brain and not just lazily lean on others — in so doing perpetuating past mistakes, and likely overestimating how much existing ideas have already been vetted. 2/
A. It encourages people to actually engage their brain and not just lazily lean on others — in so doing perpetuating past mistakes, and likely overestimating how much existing ideas have already been vetted. 2/
B. It encourages people to offer up the private information they have about a topic, rather than keeping their mouth shut because they fear being wrong or insufficiently comprehensive. 3/
C. It& #39;s much faster and more motivating to share personal impressions about what is true than & #39;all-things-considered& #39; beliefs that incorporate the opinions of everyone.
Also, people are more likely to read what you say because it will be more engaging. 4/
Also, people are more likely to read what you say because it will be more engaging. 4/
D. It allows your misconceptions to be corrected because you& #39;ll just state them directly.
E. We don& #39;t get stuck in a situation where everyone incorrectly guesses what most people& #39;s impressions are.
The lit on a topic properly represents the range of impressions people have. 5/
E. We don& #39;t get stuck in a situation where everyone incorrectly guesses what most people& #39;s impressions are.
The lit on a topic properly represents the range of impressions people have. 5/
F. We allow people to act, experiment and fully explore the implications of currently-niche views, rather than being super cautious because of what they think other people think. 6/
If I were going to make some momentus or risky or irreversible decision I& #39;d absolutely apply peer disagreement to reach an all-things-considered view rather than relying on my judgement alone. 7/
