A thoughtful criticism of our approach—that incentives shape beliefs and preferences.
And my response.
https://twitter.com/TomFarsides/status/1140584579234971648 …
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Replying to @Moshe_Hoffman @Plinz
I generally think that passions are driven by incentives at a much more primitive or developmentally early level. This is inspired by the research on savant talents; children with "savant syndrome" seem to be born talented but actually their talents evolve with practice.
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How do musical or mathematical geniuses become obsessed? It seems far-fetched to imagine that young children anticipate fame, fortune, or sexual access if they become successful adults; these are not things children care about.
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7321285_Enhanced_Perceptual_Functioning_in_Autism_An_Update_and_Eight_Principles_of_Autistic_Perception … is a paper that influenced my thinking about development quite a bit.
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