'The Mythical Number Two' - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323998611_The_Mythical_Number_Two … - via @xuenay
Wish I'd found this paper before writing my bat and ball post! Splits out distinctions that have been lumped under 'System 1'/'System 2' (or more recently 'Type 1'/'Type 2')
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FWIW I learned the original Kahneman & Tversky stuff in an intro cognitive psychology class in 1979. It’s a robust collection of effects, which is what cog psych needs (they realized already back then that a lot of results tend to evaporate if you push on them).
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Would be interesting to understand of how the field moved from that into the System 1/2 delusion. It’s easy to see how they could just pick up the rational vs irrational folk theory that goes back to Ancient Greece, but why did no one call bs on it?
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I observed from ~2006 forward. The "geeks" of LW: aimed to popularize work by Danny et al aiming to create a community of smart "mops" aiming for communally navigating real issues. The book buying market created accidentally by '10-'12 was targeted by "sociopath" publishers.
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These are all goals I share and consider important... I wish they’d found better starting points.
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