Eh, wasn't this refuted? We tend to not have mental models of others at all. Our brains run "flat" copies of ourselves and any deviation from that model, resul

Eh, wasn't this refuted? We tend to not have mental models of others at all. Our brains run "flat" copies of ourselves and any deviation from that model, results in discomfort and categorization as either "inferior" or "superior" depending on visible outcome of actions. The effect of "genius" is, that seemingly stupid choices by others result in perceivable good outcomes, without us having a mental model to fill that gap. So we do not have mental models for others- at all. We have a world filled with copies of ourselves and at best a zoe of heuristics and anecdata, were the "other" begins and ends. The closest you get to having a real mental model- is a longterm relationship and getting to know that partner really well. And even then..