In Emperor's New Clothes fable, swindlers say clothes can't be seen by stupid or incompetent. But then why do townsfolk think child can see?
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Replying to @robinhanson
@robinhanson No one but the king believes the swindlers. Everyone is being polite to the king until the child punctures the atmosphere.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin But HOW does child puncture it, is the question.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @robinhanson
@robinhanson Simply by saying something aloud. Like a fart in a quiet, solemn room: It's a sort of schelling point for a phase change1 reply 1 retweet 8 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin@robinhanson I, oddly, see both sides of this argument, and can't decide if one makes more sense than the other. Rarely happens.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @MorlockP
@MorlockP@drethelin@robinhanson indeed - defeat of preference falsification equilibrium requires particular distribution of preferences1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
@MorlockP @drethelin @robinhanson like dominos all lined up and ready to topple - rarely obtains in reality but neat when it does
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