How to Think For Yourself

November 28, 2020 ~ cafebedouin

"It matters a lot who you surround yourself with. If you're surrounded by conventional-minded people, it will constrain which ideas you can express, and that in turn will constrain which ideas you have. But if you surround yourself with independent-minded people, you'll have the opposite experience: hearing other people say surprising things will encourage you … Continue reading How to Think For Yourself

Orthodox Privilege

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 ~ cafebedouin

"...orthodox privilege: The more conventional-minded someone is, the more it seems to them that it's safe for everyone to express their opinions...If you believe there's nothing true that you can't say, then anyone who gets in trouble for something they say must deserve it.—Paul Graham, "Orthodox Privilege." PaulGraham.com. July 2020.