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I worked closely with lawyers for a time and a colleague of mine pointed out something interesting. She said that if we could remove emotion entirely from lawsu

by hluska 2y ago

I worked closely with lawyers for a time and a colleague of mine pointed out something interesting. She said that if we could remove emotion entirely from lawsuits and get both parties to only think rationally, the vast majority of lawsuits would never happen.

tomcam 2y ago
Now apply that to family law
- hluska 2y ago
  Funny you say that. I tried and failed really badly. In a lifetime full of mistakes, that’s one that I’ll never forgive myself for.
  - tomcam 2y ago
    Sounds rough. Sorry you had to go through that.
khafra 2y ago
> get both parties to only think rationally Sounds like a Causal Decision Theorist. Every other rational decision theory supports suing under some circumstances, and refusing to settle under some circumstances; even when the expected monetary return (considered in isolation) is negative. See https://intelligence.org/2018/10/31/embedded-decisions/ https://intelligence.org/2018/10/31/embedded-decisions/
- hluska 2y ago
  That is very interesting- thanks for sharing. And holy cow, do I love HN.