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The body of the article contains a really good descriptions of the heuristic shortcuts we use, and their limitations. The title, though, seems to assume the re
by bjt 7y ago
The body of the article contains a really good descriptions of the heuristic shortcuts we use, and their limitations.
The title, though, seems to assume the result. Trust in authority, confirmation bias, and sampling based on your peers' beliefs could just as well make you overestimate a risk as underestimate it.
- fileyfood 7y agoI agree, and I'd argue the potential confirmation bias presented by one side easily inspires skepticism from the other side