Very interesting. As someone who has read Bazerman, Ariely, and Kahneman over many years, this is particularly fascinating. Particularly insightful is the point that those convinced of their theory and (largely correctly) disdainful of the system of academic publishing see the data as a mere technicality and tell themselves that it's getting the theory out there that matters.
I would add that this applies to the current version of the rationalist community. Those who talk endlessly about rationality are not necessarily any more rational. I think this is how very smart people have convinced themselves with a very high degree of certainty that AI is going to kill us all -- something I've blogged on several times recently.
If someone has the word "truth" in the title of their book or the name of their website, they are likely to be liars, in my long experience. I thought college friend who went into data analytics and has published extensively about deception did so because her father molested her (unconfirmed) but remained an important community figure and it was her way of getting back at him. Only this year did I learn that she is deceptive herself, conveniently changing memories and making paranoid accusations that few could check. It may be unintentional because of PTSD interfering with general memory formation. But from this vantage point, it seems convenient.
Very interesting. As someone who has read Bazerman, Ariely, and Kahneman over many years, this is particularly fascinating. Particularly insightful is the point that those convinced of their theory and (largely correctly) disdainful of the system of academic publishing see the data as a mere technicality and tell themselves that it's getting the theory out there that matters.
I would add that this applies to the current version of the rationalist community. Those who talk endlessly about rationality are not necessarily any more rational. I think this is how very smart people have convinced themselves with a very high degree of certainty that AI is going to kill us all -- something I've blogged on several times recently.
This is hilarious.
You never mention Strauss in the body of this post.
If someone has the word "truth" in the title of their book or the name of their website, they are likely to be liars, in my long experience. I thought college friend who went into data analytics and has published extensively about deception did so because her father molested her (unconfirmed) but remained an important community figure and it was her way of getting back at him. Only this year did I learn that she is deceptive herself, conveniently changing memories and making paranoid accusations that few could check. It may be unintentional because of PTSD interfering with general memory formation. But from this vantage point, it seems convenient.