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Accidental behavioural economist. Wisdom or koenfusion? Maybe the difference is not that big. https://t.co/E4irotEldJ
Jan 21, 2025 5 tweets 2 min read
A pedestrian died on my street. The response? A new crossing. But what if we removed the root cause? Self-driving cars could eliminate human error. Yet one autonomous vehicle death seems to weigh heavier than thousands of human-caused fatalities. Why?
A 🧵 1/5 Image We scrutinize new technologies for the slightest risk while accepting known problems. GMO foods face intense scrutiny while we ignore environmental damage from conventional farming. Remote work was questioned while office inefficiencies were taken for granted.
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