The problem with confidence men like Adams is that his entire public persona depends on never learning to apply Occam's Razor. https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/912696414529978369 …
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Which is the simpler explanation? Trump is gaming us all in 13 dimensional chess? Or he's driven solely by impulses? Answer seems clear.
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I think you would have us believe that everything is an illusion. And maybe you're right. Maybe perception is reality.
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It's only an illusion when it doesn't comport with his explanation of the world. It's postmodern drivel all the way down.
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You just don't hear "confidence men" that often these days.
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Engineering professors often say Occam's Razor is a trap. Keeps you from looking harder.
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It's also a statistical precept that's useful in choosing models because it works.
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13 dimensional chess is other people's term. Read Dale Carnegie. What he is doing is not that complex.
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Scott inspired my twitter name on this subject.
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