Human Behavior

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Redux: Everyone is doing as well as they can

via Rory Sutherland: Humans don’t always maximize utility. We have two inbuilt modes: habit (do what I’ve done before) and social copying (do what others do).

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The B Lane Swimmer – Holly Witteman

Holly Witteman holly.witteman.ca

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fascinating short read on status, sorting and prestige in sports (and everywhere else). The people you might expect to be the most competitive are often the most welcoming, and vice versa.

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Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. Me, I make money studying natural stupidity.

- Carl Icahn

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..it is possible that every bit of complex technology will in its turn reveal to us something about ourselves we did not know. Part of inventing and taming our inventions is coming to terms with the new things we learn about ourselves.

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“Notice that, while lots of people are happy to tell you about Golden Ages, nobody ever seems to think one is happening right now. Maybe that’s because the only place a Golden Age can ever happen is in our memory.” – Adam Mastroianni

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“We are built with an almost infinite capacity to believe things because the beliefs are advantageous for us to hold, rather than because they are even remotely related to the truth.” – Dee Hock

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