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> The general population is not equipped with enough information or enough time to meaningfully distinguish between bullshit and non-bullshit. How certain are
by generalizations 5y ago
> The general population is not equipped with enough information or enough time to meaningfully distinguish between bullshit and non-bullshit.
How certain are you that you're not part of that particular subset of the 'general population'?
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoI'm absolutely certain that I am part of the general population and share this characteristic. [EDIT: because of the work I've done, there are a handful of areas where I think my BS detection abilities would exceed those of an average person. But that's likely true for the average person too. Overall though, we're all a lot less able to detect BS than we think. ]
- ncmncm 5y agoA clear majority of people are more ready to reject things that are true than things that are false.