It makes sense to prioritize remembering stereotypical outcomes
Consistent with a general truth: the vast majority of heuristics are adaptive sometimes, if not often. That's why they exist.
“Since rationality is doing the best you can, given your (memory and other) limits, maybe it’s not irrational after all.”
Finally, an explicit theory (or mere definition?) of “rationality” that is not completely absurd, as most uses of “rational” and “irrational” are (as briefly explained here https://jclester.substack.com/p/rationality-a-libertarian-viewpoint and in more depth here https://jclester.substack.com/p/adversus-adversus-homo-economicus).
Consistent with a general truth: the vast majority of heuristics are adaptive sometimes, if not often. That's why they exist.
“Since rationality is doing the best you can, given your (memory and other) limits, maybe it’s not irrational after all.”
Finally, an explicit theory (or mere definition?) of “rationality” that is not completely absurd, as most uses of “rational” and “irrational” are (as briefly explained here https://jclester.substack.com/p/rationality-a-libertarian-viewpoint and in more depth here https://jclester.substack.com/p/adversus-adversus-homo-economicus).