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Libertarian paternalism. Where the default is set to be the most beneficial. Another example is you get a raise at work and instead of going into your pocket b
by yndoendo 6y ago
Libertarian paternalism. Where the default is set to be the most beneficial. Another example is you get a raise at work and instead of going into your pocket by default goes into your retirement. You still have the ability to change it. Nudge by Thaler and Sunstein talk about this and so does Daniel Kahneman in Thinking, Fast and Slow.
This mentality has actually helped other countries save more lives by default. While each person still retains the power to opt-out. And yes other countries have done this before the UK. US should do this too!
- mathieuh 6y agoHow are those two things in any way the same?
- crooked-v 6y agoThey make the default behavior something that benefits most people (everyone's better off if old people have enough money to exit the job market gracefully, for example), while still making it easy to act otherwise if someone specifically wants to do so.
- throwawaysea 6y agoThe "libertarian" bit should be respected if we're talking about modifying choice architectures. When life is full of various burdens, when people are busy, when information may not readily reach everyone, things are different. People may simply need to know that they even need to be on the lookout for something like this, because assumed consent and assumed right to your body seems unconscionable to many.