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This article makes an error I see alot: person/group uses unusual technique X, therefore they foolishly only (or over-) use X. In this case, it's Musk thinking
by jessriedel 9y ago
This article makes an error I see alot: person/group uses unusual technique X, therefore they foolishly only (or over-) use X. In this case, it's Musk thinking in terms of the underlying physics constraints. For effective altruists, it's quantifying charitable impact.
- loeg 9y agoThat last sentence seems like a non sequitur (or, at best, a radical tangent).
- mstank 9y agoI agree! I thought the article ended there because I ran out of free monthly articles and I got cut off. Seems like half of it is missing.
- mchahn 9y agoDitto. I was intrigued and eagerly reading and then looked for the "more" button.
- jessriedel 9y agoMy last sentence? It's another example of the mistake I described.
- loeg 9y agoYes, your last sentence. What does it have to do with the article? How is an example of a mistake?
- jessriedel 9y agoSince I was criticizing the article of making a type mistake that was not specific to Musk, I wanted to give another example of this type. Likewise, if I had said "the author is committing the typical-mind fallacy" to an audience who wasn't familiar with it, it would be helpful to provide a quick example of that fallacy that was distinct from the one made by the author.