Comment by TeMPOraL

Ok. So I guess we miscommunicated, and have been thinking about the same thing all along. :).

As for your original comment - the author of this article is none other than Yvain from LW, whom you will most likely recognize if you read stuff on that site. You can safely assume that he knows all this stuff we discussed and (being a practicing psychiatrist) is aware of Kahneman. Knowing this, and taking into account his typically casual style I invite you to re-read the article while applying the principle of charity, and see if your original criticism still applies.