http://uk.businessinsider.com/cognitive ... ?op=1?r=US
It's probably well known by some.
It should be understood by everyone.
Relevant - Cognitive biases screw up decisions.
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Relevant - Cognitive biases screw up decisions.
". . . for reasons that nobody really understands at the time—and which never explain, in retrospect, what actually happened."
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For instance, here is one possible reason we should lynch lurkers, but find it so g_d damned difficult:
"Zero-risk bias
Sociologists have found that we love certainty — even if its counter productive. Thus the zero-risk bias.
'Zero-risk bias occurs because individuals worry about risk, and eliminating it entirely means that there is no chance of harm being caused," says decision science blogger Steve Spaulding. "What is economically efficient and possibly more relevant, however, is not bringing risk from 1% to 0%, but from 50% to 5%.'"". . . for reasons that nobody really understands at the time—and which never explain, in retrospect, what actually happened."
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