I’ve been reading a bunch of Slate Star Codex and thinking a lot about what makes something “instrumentally useful” i.e. it helps you survive or complete some goal that will reinforce its use; both of these have a lot to do with natural selection, probably one of my top 5 favorite concepts.
What Works and for Whom
What Works and for Whom
What Works and for Whom
I’ve been reading a bunch of Slate Star Codex and thinking a lot about what makes something “instrumentally useful” i.e. it helps you survive or complete some goal that will reinforce its use; both of these have a lot to do with natural selection, probably one of my top 5 favorite concepts.