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hn_rationalityon There are no moral laws out there

A criticism of moral realism

hn_rationalityon Adopting beliefs can be a strategy to signal commitment to an in-group

The absurd statement is not decolonization but the implied causal graph, which is not a DAG, incidentally, as it is cyclical.

hn_rationalityon Adopting beliefs can be a strategy to signal commitment to an in-group

It is common to see people posting absurd beliefs/political takes on social media. One likely reason is that absurd/radical beliefs in the direction of your group's positions give credibility to your commitment to your group.

hn_rationalityon Academics were wrong about the hot hand all along. It is real

For 30 years psychologists and behavioural economists dismissed the "hot hand," the idea that basketball players get better at shooting after a streak of success. As it happens, the academics were wrong all along. The hot hand is real.

hn_rationalityon The hot hand was never a fallacy. Recent research shows it is real

Psychologists assumed too quickly that the hot hand was just a cognitive illusion. Statistics shows it is real.

hn_rationalityon Not Another Behavioural Bias!

We have uncovered enough behavioural biases. It's time to understand where they come from.