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Once we overcome uniqueness bias, we'll need to overcome '...but it might work for us' bias. Lindsay: Well, did it work for those people? Tobias: No, it never
by sdenton4 2y ago
Once we overcome uniqueness bias, we'll need to overcome '...but it might work for us' bias.
Lindsay: Well, did it work for those people?
Tobias: No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but ... But it might work for us.
- nemomarx 2y agoIsn't it socially healthy to have that bias though? Like working at a start up is statistically unlikely to pay off in a huge way, but ideally you want most founders to think they can do that so they'll make the attempt?
- Vecr 2y agoThat means you need to pawn off startup ideas onto people with bad risk management and invest in a bunch of them to spread out your risk.
- JohnCClarke 2y agoIf only there was some kind of social media devoted to gathering all those folks in one place. Oh, wait
- SiempreViernes 2y agoThis sounds quite a lot like "trick people into taking risks I don't want to take myself", not sure that's bound to produce socially good outcomes...