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I'd the basis for preference is something that they can't detect in advance, that makes it arbitrary, or "random" in one sense of the word.
by gowld 6y ago
I'd the basis for preference is something that they can't detect in advance, that makes it arbitrary, or "random" in one sense of the word.
- silicon2401 6y agoDon't usually make this kind of post, but I had this conversation 8 years ago and was just thinking about it a couple of days ago. One of the most powerful cognitive concepts I learned growing up was that of arbitrariness, which allows you to step back and see things at a general level, rather than case-by-case. It's unfortunate that, I agree, many people would say "random" to mean the same thing, because I think the difference between arbitrary and random is significant and useful to know.