http://www.overcomingbias.com/2019/05/simplerules.html … @robinhanson's explanation for why people prefer discretion to simple rules is overconfidence -- everyone assumes *they'd* be the one to have special pull with decision-makers, or wants to pretend they are. "Let's play fair" is a loser's position.
-
Show this thread
-
I can think of alternative explanations though. 1.) Low trust: nobody believes a "fair" rule would actually be applied fairly, they aren't considering the possibility of a genuinely impartial rule (and sometimes they're right)
2 replies 0 retweets 15 likesShow this thread -
2.) Ignorance or lack of intelligence: the idea of fair, impartial rules is a bit abstract, and has to be taught, and not everybody gets taught and not everybody copes well with abstraction.
3 replies 0 retweets 13 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @s_r_constantin
In case you missed it, I had thoughts: https://thezvi.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/simple-rules-of-law/ …. And yeah, I should probably add those explanations to the pile more explicitly.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.