Konnikova: Betting on opinions improves decision-making through accountability
Maria Konnikova · TKP Insights: Making (Even) Better Decisions · Oct 25, 2022 · at 25:43
Maria Konnikova discusses Immanuel Kant's philosophical views on betting and accountability, applying them to modern decision-making and social media discourse.
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“Kant says that betting actually forms an integral part to improving your decision process and improving your level of certainty in something, because people can say all sorts of stuff and just make all sorts of pronouncements if they're not held accountable for it. However, if you're forced to put a monetary value on your opinion, on how certain you are of something you're saying, on how certain you are about you know, if you're a doctor, how certain you are about your diagnosis, if you have to bet on it, all of a sudden it forces you to stop for a second and think, okay, am I really this sure?”
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