How to Think with Julia Galef [S2 Ep.13]
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The Importance of Rational Irrationality
Sally Kohn: I think the GMU crowd that George Mason University economists are sympathetic to the rational irrationality thesis. The idea is that we naturally choose when to adopt either of these mindsets in a way that is already optimized, right? She says it makes perfect sense to be quote unquote irrational or on other topics. But there's some benefits of scout mindset that don't get counted in the direct consequences on your life category that I think are still really valuable," she adds.
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