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> Your (sic) are too stupid to make your own decisions The author gives a lot of examples where this is a bit ridiculous... But I do think sometimes it is true
by epgui 5y ago
> Your (sic) are too stupid to make your own decisions
The author gives a lot of examples where this is a bit ridiculous... But I do think sometimes it is true that people are just too dumb to make their own informed decisions:
- consumption of tobacco products (people just need a tax nudge)
- consumption of junk food (people just need a tax nudge)
- seatbelt laws (I disagree with the author here)
- vaccination (I know I won't be making any friends here, but empirically, layfolks just don't have the capacity to make an informed decision)
- oliv__ 5y agoSaying that someone is "too dumb to make their own informed decisions" sounds to me like saying "you are too dumb to live your own life", which I find repugnant.
- epgui 5y agoPerhaps it's a distasteful thing to say, but humans (all of us, myself included) are not particularly good at certain types of decisions, for at least a few reasons: 1) we suck at making decisions when the optimal decision requires delaying gratification. 2) some decisions are just so terribly complex (eg.: the pros and cons of vaccinations) that if you don't follow expert advice and try and build up your understanding from scratch, you're extremely unlikely to arrive at a sensible conclusion.
- oliv__ 5y ago