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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”