ppl talk about "first principles thinking" but then still judge ppl making novel errors WAYYYY more harshly than they do those who parrot widespread misconceptions
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Tweet · Dec 21, 2023some of my worst mistakes have come from assuming other ppl are much smarter than meReply · Dec 21, 2023@danielbrottman ppl unwilling to admit a mistake (stupidity) instead pretending they did it because they don't care about the harm they caused -> ppl…Reply · Nov 6, 2023@Nominus9 @RealVXV lol I think many ppl do but are just less aware that their new mental model is a minor variation on old mental model...Reply · Sep 2, 2024@BetterCallMedhi ehh i think they're not wrong in either case- to generally encourage ppl to speak up w new ideas and to usually shoot down most of…