This is underdeveloped, but something I've been thinking about on and off:
Hypothesis - there are klunky algorithms you can use that aren't all that good, but which are very cheap to run. Humans have a lot of tradeoffs like this built into them.
I can't think of great examples though. The strong natural link between fear and desire to destroy (rather than - for example - the desire to investigate) may be one. Yes, in the sandbox of one example the desire to investigate leads to better outcomes, but perhaps across the board that doesn't work for the amount of energy that we have available.
If I was buying a suit at that cost, I would have consumed more energy considering the decision to buy than if I'd been buying a pen, and that would influence whether I had the energy to travel for a discount.
My grandmother used to step back and analyse things by starting again and working forwards from first principles. Smart lady, but she didn't have nearly enough energy spare for things like doing the washing or cleaning her house.
Some of the things are very interesting and separate to this - particularly where the decisions we make are completely opposite by the free vs non-free. Decision tree hacking.
Hypothesis - there are klunky algorithms you can use that aren't all that good, but which are very cheap to run. Humans have a lot of tradeoffs like this built into them.
I can't think of great examples though. The strong natural link between fear and desire to destroy (rather than - for example - the desire to investigate) may be one. Yes, in the sandbox of one example the desire to investigate leads to better outcomes, but perhaps across the board that doesn't work for the amount of energy that we have available.
If I was buying a suit at that cost, I would have consumed more energy considering the decision to buy than if I'd been buying a pen, and that would influence whether I had the energy to travel for a discount.
My grandmother used to step back and analyse things by starting again and working forwards from first principles. Smart lady, but she didn't have nearly enough energy spare for things like doing the washing or cleaning her house.
Some of the things are very interesting and separate to this - particularly where the decisions we make are completely opposite by the free vs non-free. Decision tree hacking.