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And I think it was more of a public service in the past when we didn't have like Twitter and comments, like, you know, like in your, in your social friend group, if five, if you're in a group of six guys and five guys always saying the same thing, the sixth guy who says the other thing is providing the group with like a useful service, right? In a sense. But again,
And I think it was more of a public service in the past when we didn't have like Twitter and comments, like, you know, like in your, in your social friend group, if five, if you're in a group of six guys and five guys always saying the same thing, the sixth guy who says the other thing is providing the group with like a useful service, right? In a sense. But again,
And I think it was more of a public service in the past when we didn't have like Twitter and comments, like, you know, like in your, in your social friend group, if five, if you're in a group of six guys and five guys always saying the same thing, the sixth guy who says the other thing is providing the group with like a useful service, right? In a sense. But again,
if it's something like, you know, so you upload something online and some, like inevitably, you know, some guy is going to present the critical count, like contrary perspective. So each additional contrary perspective doesn't add very much. And again, this is one of those things where like people are not yet good at acting in large groups.
if it's something like, you know, so you upload something online and some, like inevitably, you know, some guy is going to present the critical count, like contrary perspective. So each additional contrary perspective doesn't add very much. And again, this is one of those things where like people are not yet good at acting in large groups.
if it's something like, you know, so you upload something online and some, like inevitably, you know, some guy is going to present the critical count, like contrary perspective. So each additional contrary perspective doesn't add very much. And again, this is one of those things where like people are not yet good at acting in large groups.
They still know snowflake feels responsible for the avalanche. Right. Um, But the cool thing is... No, sorry, I didn't finish that thought. If you're going to try to be edgy by reacting to what the consensus is, you're always going to be lagging behind the consensus. So the consensus is there, then you analyze it, you compute your response, and you're always going to follow the consensus.
They still know snowflake feels responsible for the avalanche. Right. Um, But the cool thing is... No, sorry, I didn't finish that thought. If you're going to try to be edgy by reacting to what the consensus is, you're always going to be lagging behind the consensus. So the consensus is there, then you analyze it, you compute your response, and you're always going to follow the consensus.
They still know snowflake feels responsible for the avalanche. Right. Um, But the cool thing is... No, sorry, I didn't finish that thought. If you're going to try to be edgy by reacting to what the consensus is, you're always going to be lagging behind the consensus. So the consensus is there, then you analyze it, you compute your response, and you're always going to follow the consensus.
And in fact, if you're a rigid heterodoxist, you're being the opposite of what's orthodoxy, you're... You can map it out almost mathematically. You're still following the herd. You're just following the herd from the side. A black sheep is still a sheep, right? Yeah.
And in fact, if you're a rigid heterodoxist, you're being the opposite of what's orthodoxy, you're... You can map it out almost mathematically. You're still following the herd. You're just following the herd from the side. A black sheep is still a sheep, right? Yeah.
And in fact, if you're a rigid heterodoxist, you're being the opposite of what's orthodoxy, you're... You can map it out almost mathematically. You're still following the herd. You're just following the herd from the side. A black sheep is still a sheep, right? Yeah.
And on the other hand, the interesting thing is if you go inwards, you follow your own heart, you follow your own interestingness, you do what you deeply care about. Because each individual is socialized kind of on the outside.
And on the other hand, the interesting thing is if you go inwards, you follow your own heart, you follow your own interestingness, you do what you deeply care about. Because each individual is socialized kind of on the outside.
And on the other hand, the interesting thing is if you go inwards, you follow your own heart, you follow your own interestingness, you do what you deeply care about. Because each individual is socialized kind of on the outside.
Layers of socialization begin... The way to talk about this is young children, when they first start writing poetry, they write excellent poetry because they haven't learned how ordinary people speak. And so they have all these very fresh uses of phrasing that seem surprising and almost ethereal. They'll just say very cool things until they get to...
Layers of socialization begin... The way to talk about this is young children, when they first start writing poetry, they write excellent poetry because they haven't learned how ordinary people speak. And so they have all these very fresh uses of phrasing that seem surprising and almost ethereal. They'll just say very cool things until they get to...
Layers of socialization begin... The way to talk about this is young children, when they first start writing poetry, they write excellent poetry because they haven't learned how ordinary people speak. And so they have all these very fresh uses of phrasing that seem surprising and almost ethereal. They'll just say very cool things until they get to...
I don't know, like 13, 14, and they start caring about their peers. And so, yeah, kids, like toddlers, like three to seven, they are excellent freaks. And I think several artists have quotes that's like, the challenge is to remain childlike and not let the world, whatever, which is difficult.
I don't know, like 13, 14, and they start caring about their peers. And so, yeah, kids, like toddlers, like three to seven, they are excellent freaks. And I think several artists have quotes that's like, the challenge is to remain childlike and not let the world, whatever, which is difficult.