That weird obsession with decision-making.pic.twitter.com/4odgISsJpz
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I don't really get this analogy. As I understand David, he's saying that rationalism focuses on how to maximize EV at explicit decision points, but ignores how to deal with facets of the system that don't show up as explicit choices
It's not [rational = bugs] vs. [metarational = working smoothly], but rather [rational = choice points] vs. [metarational = total behavior of the system]
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Yes! And not just total behavior of system, but how it fits into its context, and the design space of alternative systems and possible revisions
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But this is literally what conversations about decision theories on Lesswrong are like!
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FWIW, the main criticism of metarationalism that resonates with me is: anything that meta-R points out can then (by virtue of being pointed out) get folded neatly into R. Rationalists absolutely care about all the things metarationalists care about! So where's the meta??
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I’m using “rational” to mean roughly “technical” or “formal” rationality specifically, and not jus “good thinking.” (This choice of usage may cause confusion although it’s reasonably standard and I stress the specificity frequently.)
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