Sure, most of us stay in system 1 (heuristic) most of the time. But I think it's wrong to assume most people are incapable of serious, thorough thinking. Paren

Sure, most of us stay in system 1 (heuristic) most of the time. But I think it's wrong to assume most people are incapable of serious, thorough thinking. Parents around the world correctly dose medication for their kids all the time, and they mostly do this completely fine. The key is that people are clever when they both can and want to, and some communication regarding drugs is not well-designed to alert them to want at the right time.