Designer Psychologies
Sep. 11th, 2013 11:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trickykittyI was led to this article through another article. I figured "designer psychologies" would be a fluff read.
Oh look - George Dvorsky - I know that name.
I do have one major irk about the article, though:
"Moreover, it is a way for us to re-jig and improve upon an increasingly outdated piece of equipment, namely our Paleolithic brains."
Do I need to go back to my rant about the lizard brain again?
But, wait, because then he goes on to say:
"Cognitive biases are instances of evolved mental behavior."
You mean, the non-Paleolithic part of the brain, perchance? I think he's lumping the entirety of the brain as being Paleolithic.
Overall, I get the feeling that that wonderful cognitive bias of CONFIRMATION BIAS would take over, and we'd just end up with assholes that are more assholey than they started off as and empathetics who turn into Mother Teresas. Instead of more neurodiversity, we would get enhanced versions of what already exist. That would equate to quite a lot more tyrants and psychos than what we're already having to deal with, and I don't think I'm all too interested in figuring out a way to enhance batshit crazy. Are you?
Oh look - George Dvorsky - I know that name.
I do have one major irk about the article, though:
"Moreover, it is a way for us to re-jig and improve upon an increasingly outdated piece of equipment, namely our Paleolithic brains."
Do I need to go back to my rant about the lizard brain again?
But, wait, because then he goes on to say:
"Cognitive biases are instances of evolved mental behavior."
You mean, the non-Paleolithic part of the brain, perchance? I think he's lumping the entirety of the brain as being Paleolithic.
Overall, I get the feeling that that wonderful cognitive bias of CONFIRMATION BIAS would take over, and we'd just end up with assholes that are more assholey than they started off as and empathetics who turn into Mother Teresas. Instead of more neurodiversity, we would get enhanced versions of what already exist. That would equate to quite a lot more tyrants and psychos than what we're already having to deal with, and I don't think I'm all too interested in figuring out a way to enhance batshit crazy. Are you?
