Re:Daniel Kahneman opted for assisted suicide in Switzerland
by xpe on Saturday October 11, 2025 @07:10AM
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Meta-commentary on how people might react to the above comment: Some people that think "X is so obvious" that they will frown upon people who think "X is not obvious".
> The irony is that people who insist something is "obvious" are often demonstrating a lack of awareness about how communication actually works. Clear communicators tend to be more empathetic about ambiguity precisely because they understand how easily misunderstandings occur. [1]
> “The curse of knowledge is the single best explanation I know of why good people write bad prose.” [2]
[1] Claude Sonnet 4.5 in response to """Some people that think "X is so obvious" that they will frown upon people who think "X is not obvious"."""
> The irony is that people who insist something is "obvious" are often demonstrating a lack of awareness about how communication actually works. Clear communicators tend to be more empathetic about ambiguity precisely because they understand how easily misunderstandings occur. [1]
> “The curse of knowledge is the single best explanation I know of why good people write bad prose.” [2]
[1] Claude Sonnet 4.5 in response to """Some people that think "X is so obvious" that they will frown upon people who think "X is not obvious"."""
[2] Steven Pinker, author of The Sense of Style