> I think they implied that this bias also ran counter to objective reality.
But did it actually?
> When someone calls out something that is objectively false, it's not usually considered bias.
I wish what you were saying were true. In reality, motivated actors will call anything that shows them wrong biased.
The whole point of having a scientific mindset is to try and ascertain what's true by building the best models one can. This often means a lot of inherent complexity, since the world is quite complex (map-territory relation). But humans prefer simpler models over more complex ones, which leads to bad outcomes.
But did it actually?
> When someone calls out something that is objectively false, it's not usually considered bias.
I wish what you were saying were true. In reality, motivated actors will call anything that shows them wrong biased.
The whole point of having a scientific mindset is to try and ascertain what's true by building the best models one can. This often means a lot of inherent complexity, since the world is quite complex (map-territory relation). But humans prefer simpler models over more complex ones, which leads to bad outcomes.