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> It makes no sense for your brain to re-evaluate the same thing over and over again But we don't ever get the result of our query - we never know the true ans
by nbashaw 15y ago
> It makes no sense for your brain to re-evaluate the same thing over and over again
But we don't ever get the result of our query - we never know the true answer to the problems facing society. So I don't think caching is a good metaphor. It's more like we just give up thinking because it's uncomfortable and it's easier to be like everybody else and make up our minds.
- maratd 15y ago> But we don't ever get the result of our query - we never know the true answer to the problems facing society. Our brains aren't designed to solve societal problems. Why should they be? They are designed to solve our own problems. The answers our brains give us are meant to benefit us. They may benefit society at large tangentially, but that is not the intent, nor should it be.
- nbashaw 15y agoI totally agree. That's why democracy is so hard. Also: For ~5 minutes the reply button wasn't showing up. I guess PG coded in a little feature to make people take some time to calm down before getting into arguments. Beautiful.
- daeken 15y agoThat's been in place for a few years now, IIRC. The delay gets longer as you get deeper into a thread, to deter flamewars.
- jeisenberg 15y agoCan you please explain how you jump to an understanding of how our brains our wired for 'private' issues and not 'public' ones? I know plenty of individuals whose minds operate in the context of society. Language isn't private. It's shared.
- maratd 15y ago> Can you please explain how you jump to an understanding Please read Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene. Unlike his recent work, that one is really good.