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Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by wigl on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @10:58AM (#23154687)
Thinking, Fast and Slow is good if you like pop-sci, but has aged like milk if you are into the science.

I respect Kahneman for walking back some of his claims since but he needs to publish a revision.

Re:Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same ... by caleb-allen on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @03:04PM (#23158249)
Agreed. I ate that book up for the first half, and when I came across the concept of "priming" I was obsessed. I looked it up only to find it had been largely debunked. Immediately lost interest. There are some great concepts in there, but it's not worth my time to tease out what is and is not legitimate.

I'd also want him to publish a revision, I've enjoyed listening to Kahneman on podcasts and have nothing against him as an author