ethics

Apparent altruism is usually gene-level accounting — kin selection and reciprocity, not group benevolence.#altruism-is-arithmetic

Intervention carries costs that stay invisible when the harm is diffuse and the cure is credited.#iatrogenics

Never ask what someone thinks — ask what they are paid to think.#incentives-explain-behavior

A small intransigent minority with asymmetric preferences sets the standard for everyone else.#minority-rule

Don't take advice from someone who bears none of the cost of being wrong.#no-opinion-without-exposure