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> Also, I have a simpler take: we acknowledge the limits of our perceptions (ex: can't see behind your head) and we have studied them in detail (ex: blind spot
by mistermann 4y ago
> Also, I have a simpler take: we acknowledge the limits of our perceptions (ex: can't see behind your head) and we have studied them in detail (ex: blind spot in the eye, where the optic nerve goes)
To some degree.
> but we haven't done nearly as much for our cognition. Why?
Observe the variety of things that happen when individual instances of cognition are criticized, and consider whether some of them may introduce limitations into The System. For potential greater efficiency, constrain your study only to ~smart people rather than focusing on idiots, which seems to irresistibly draw our attention.