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varjag
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Why is it so hard to be rational?
Thing is the common failures of rational thinking are not approaching any computational limits. Witness the dumbassery of the past two years.
irrational
on Aug 16, 2021
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Past 5-6 years you mean.
jaredhansen
on Aug 16, 2021
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All past years you mean. It's not exactly a recent phenomenon.
mcguire
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Life would be easier if we could agree on one rational decisions in history and then just repeat it as necessary.
irrational
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It's both sides, right? Right....
mistermann
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Logically, "both" sides seems like the correct answer to me.
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