@rob_mcstan @abufenyrcd imo there's a difference between buying into someone else's vision & giving up on your own analysis vs. believing in yourself and hanging around peers who don't inflict social punishment for independent thought?
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Reply · Nov 30, 2024@StatsLime i think it's mentally taxing to both hold an independent perspective & also track and engage gently w the tribe's opinion, easier to choose…Reply · Jun 8, 2023we think we like the mind meld, why break ourself into pieces?Reply · Mar 22, 2024@electricdream42 hmm perhaps some ppl are better at compartmentalization than others, but still i feel if you're doing something sus that another part…Reply · Nov 29, 2022@robinhanson Think it through, but then keep my opinion to myself if it’s socially disadvantageous