More Information Leads To More Delusions

There is a mismatch between the randomness of information, with complex interactions, and our intuition of events.

When the map doesn’t match the territory it makes for a new kind of fool (sucker problems).

It can be seen in the overeducated, academic, journalist, newspaper reader, pseudo-empiricist (epistemic arrogance).


LOK: 3. Knowledge
RL: The bed of Procrustes
IDEAS:
Information Sucker Complexity Intuition Randomness Uncertainty Overeducated Academia News Empiricism Epistemology Fool
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