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> A rational person In what setting have you _ever_ encountered a rational person? I've met people who were capable of calmly evaluating a situation rationall
by afarrell 6y ago
> A rational person
In what setting have you _ever_ encountered a rational person?
I've met people who were capable of calmly evaluating a situation rationally -- sometimes even under a decent amount of pressure. But in my undergrad at MIT or in my career as a software engineer, I have never met a rational person.
- addicted 6y agoYou do realize that scientific studies are not the same as an interview right? You have time to reflect on your observations and you also have sizable teams to discuss those observations with, including the wider scientific community. Everyone understands pressure does funny things to people. That’s why, for example, making mistakes is not considered bad when doing scientific research. However, not revealing those mistakes is considered terrible form, in an incentive to encourage open sharing as opposed to secretive misleading.
- afarrell 6y ago> scientific studies are not the same as an interview Sure. Only one family's livelihood depends on the outcome of an interview. That is little weight on one's shoulders compared to stalling the response to a global pandemic. > You have time to reflect on your observations and you also have sizeable teams to discuss those observations with, including the wider scientific community. I would be interested to know what actual social dynamics looked like to the participants in this edge case. > Everyone understands pressure does funny things to people In theory, yes -- it is "common sense". In practice, no. Sadly, people generally scoff at "excuses" and look to place blame rather than understand contributing causes.