Any good heuristic to determine whether a given explanation for an event actually represents its cause or is just a confabulation?
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…a committee’s decision should not be explained in terms of incentives for the committee but for its members. A country’s decision should be explained in terms of incentives for its citizens or for the members of its government. (2/5)
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(**) was the hardest for me to work out, but I’m so happy to have found a framework for integrating the group and individual levels. I can now say, “Group X wants Y,” with the ability to compile it down to individual incentives. https://meltingasphalt.com/minimum-viable-superorganism/ …
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I loved that article!
Any idea on how prestige is implemented in our brain? -
Thanks. No real ideas unfortunately. (I've mostly put brain stuff on hold, because I have such a hard time integrating neurological explanations for things.) Do you have any leads?
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