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The rationale for the bar being at different heights is: 1) the “precautionary principle” 2) the consequence asymmetry: if we’re vigilant at a time when we co
by epgui 5y ago
The rationale for the bar being at different heights is:
1) the “precautionary principle”
2) the consequence asymmetry: if we’re vigilant at a time when we could relax, the consequence is small, but if we relax when we should increase vigilance, the consequence is larger.
- nradov 5y agoThe precautionary principle is garbage. If our hominid ancestors had followed the precautionary principle they would have never come down out of the trees. Embrace risk and accept the consequences.
- epgui 5y agoBy the same evolutionary fallacy, you should always trust your gut feeling instead of thinking rationally, because the more primitive centres of your brain are more similar to the parts of the brain that allowed our ancestors to survive in the jungle.