• @Amoeba_Girl
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    1 day ago

    The particular way they invoke Bayes’ theorem is fascinating. They don’t seem to ever actually use it in any sort of rigorous way, it’s merely used as a way to codify their own biases. It’s an alibi for putting a precise percentage point on your vibes. It’s kind of beautiful in a really stupid sort of way.

    • @blakestaceyMA
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      619 hours ago

      They take a theory that is supposed to be about updating one’s beliefs in the face of new evidence, and they use it as an excuse to never change what they think.

    • @maol
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      512 hours ago

      They seem to believe that stereotypes often have a grain of truth to them, and it’s thus ok to believe stereotypes.

      • David GerardOPMA
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        45 hours ago

        “which stereotypes?”
        “oh, you know the ones”

      • @zogwarg
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        13 hours ago

        I would say it goes further and that they have a (pseudo?)magical trust in their own intuitions, as if they are crystal clear revalations from the platonic realms.