> Very often, this kind of cleverness comes in the form of seeing through illusions [...] But this kind of cleverness that cuts through illusions can become its

> Very often, this kind of cleverness comes in the form of seeing through illusions [...] But this kind of cleverness that cuts through illusions can become its own kind of illusion. Sometimes being clever is about the ability of self-delusion as long as it serves one's goal, as described in On Self-Delusion and Bounded Rationality — https://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/selfdelusion.html https://www.scottaaronson.com/writings/selfdelusion.html