We are survival machines for genes who evolved brains in order to predict which moves will improve the probability of the survival of our genes. The survival ma

We are survival machines for genes who evolved brains in order to predict which moves will improve the probability of the survival of our genes. The survival machines who evolve the better predictive models fastest are the ones who win. The best way that I know how to evolve my predictive model quickly is to argue with those who hold views that are different than my own. In the majority of these cases, both parties benefit by improving their predictive models. I’m not sure why, but hacker news seems to filter out a lot of unpopular opinions. This slows the rate by which we evolve our predictive models. This slows the rate of innovation. IMHO this leaves us all poorer both individually and collectively.