Society is sub-optimal. Example 10; Historical narrative is used to justify future actions.
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Replying to @MakerOfDecision
@MakerOfDecision Not always, but this is frequently optimal - like when changes to the historical status quo are very expensive.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MakerOfDecision And for incentives! Using historical justification for, say, wars, can provide counter-incentives not to try to conquer.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @davidmanheim
@davidmanheim It also provides incentives to go to war. Besides, it's all sunk-cost fallacy when used as a post-hoc justification.
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