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by bawolff 2324 days ago
I think people say that others dont act rationally, when really they just don't understand the other person's goals and how their behaviour contributes to their goals.

If i pass up $100 to get a burger, am i acting irrationally? It depends if i'm hungry. It depends how much $100 means to me (Am i bill gates?). Its impossible to say from the outside. I'm convinced much behaviour is basically the same except much more complex with multiple conflicting priorities.

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No, people really just don't think rationally. Read Daniel Kahneman. It's been studied extensively.