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Gossip as Information Efficiency

Using other people's experiences and recommendations as an efficient way to make decisions without direct experience

Decision Rule

Trust credible sources for domains where personal testing is inefficient or impossible, until they prove untrustworthy

How It Works

Evolutionary adaptation allowing tribes to share knowledge about threats, opportunities, and resources without everyone needing direct experience

Failure Modes

Trusting sources with misaligned incentives

Not updating when trusted sources prove wrong

Over-relying on gossip for critical decisions

Example Decision

Following Andrew Huberman's supplement recommendations instead of reading hundreds of research papers yourself, while monitoring his credibility over time