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For real life it matters less. We still “want” to do the things we do. If anything it means if we want to improve the world we should take a closer look at conditions which create a situation, instead of just expecting people to make a better choice.
If we know conditions that affect our own decisions, then wouldn’t that allow each of us to create better conditions for decision making, or at least avoid decision making when we know for a fact conditions present at that moment produce poor decisions?
Yes! Awareness of the conditions that lead to a decision is also a condition that leads to a decision. It’s just there are many factors at play, so it’s not the only one.
Also I was more talking about societal/systemic change. If we want to see changes in people’s actions as a trend, we should consider more than telling people “you need to do better.”
If we know conditions that affect our own decisions, then wouldn’t that allow each of us to create better conditions for decision making, or at least avoid decision making when we know for a fact conditions present at that moment produce poor decisions?
Yes! Awareness of the conditions that lead to a decision is also a condition that leads to a decision. It’s just there are many factors at play, so it’s not the only one.
Also I was more talking about societal/systemic change. If we want to see changes in people’s actions as a trend, we should consider more than telling people “you need to do better.”