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epistemic modesty

2 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 21, 2018 by Tyler Cowen · across every show →

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Aug 21, 2018
Insight
Cowen: Trying to prove yourself right in arguments is usually a mistake
“I would say on average you're right less than half the time because there's so many fights where both sides are wrong. So trying to be right or establishing being right or proving being right is usually a mistake. Most of the time you're wrong, and it's hard t…”
Tyler Cowen Aug 21, 2018 ▶ 39:57 #39 Tyler Cowen: Thinking About Thinking
Aug 21, 2018 positive
Insight
Cowen: Epistemic modesty delivers higher returns than high IQ
“Having good judgment there is becoming more important than just being like the smartest person or having the highest IQ. So a kind of epistemic modesty, I think, is showing much higher returns than it used to.”
Tyler Cowen Aug 21, 2018 ▶ 22:47 #39 Tyler Cowen: Thinking About Thinking
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