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I think that was the intention behind it, but its effect has been the opposite, to an extent. Hand-wavy referrals to explanations being HTV and rationality being synonymous with creativity, without explaining in detail how these things work, turn them into a black box that may as well work magically to give us the answers we want.

Being rational requires a criterion of rationality that is clear and precise enough so you know when you stray from it. HTV isn’t.