system 1 vs system 2 thinking, and the interplay between them- choosing when to modify our efficient pattern-matching instinct via "rationality"; metacognition about how our rational reasoning is still controlled via attention & emotional bias
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Reply · Oct 16, 2023@losingcontrol23 is the difference here just conscious rational thought vs pattern matching subconscious preferences?Tweet · Apr 26, 2024when u need a rational system to explain the world u have a strong bias towards beliefs that make the problem more tractableReply · Feb 18, 2023@nullpointered imo the Rat attempts to ignore and overrule the subconscious result in ppl turning into postrats and overindulging in woo till they…Reply · Apr 28, 2025@readwithai personality is divergence from pure rationality, a pattern of biased preference, a narrowing of possibility