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0 pointsblueprint2y ago0 comments

that may be true, but I'm already highly trained at that. But hey, what if you just ratchet up the difficulty to infinity. Then it will train people even better. Either that or it'll destroy the community because you dont have any criterion of right and wrong in your claim.

It doesnt matter how correct people are. The more correct people are the worse they're treated. The better we get at presenting true arguments the more you will resent us and the more you have no choice but to react with violence (being unable to admit your lie), as HNers do now with trap counterarguments and gaslighting. No wonder suicide is on the rise.

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AndrewKemendo2y ago

I feel what you’re saying, but it’s incumbent on people who understand stuff to explain it to people who don’t in a way that they can comprehend

The reality is that we’re all ignorant about most things, so having an attitude with someone around something you know - irrespective of how you know it - is a losing strategy and as you said leads to poor interactions

Try to give people more grace and you’ll find people are more capable than you might know

blueprintOP2y ago

I'll try to keep it in mind. thanks for your kindness.

Dylan168072y ago

What's the lie that needs to be admitted?

blueprintOP2y ago

the lie i meant is if people claim to want to know what they dont yet. it usually happens without their realization.

look in the history of the greater philosophers

you see it in the mechanism of narcissistic abuse as well

you might also read up on the girardian scapegoat. the point is people like the comfort of falsehood so it tends to propagate more easily. few who were around masters wanted the actual teaching rather than some life quality improvements and basic answers. One of the merits certain people can get by hanging out around a real teacher is that those people can pretend that they were one of the people who wanted to know in front of those who don't know any better.

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AndrewKemendo2y ago

I feel what you’re saying, but it’s incumbent on people who understand stuff to explain it to people who don’t in a way that they can comprehend

Try to give people more grace and you’ll find people are more capable than you might know

blueprintOP2y ago

I'll try to keep it in mind. thanks for your kindness.

Dylan168072y ago

What's the lie that needs to be admitted?

blueprintOP2y ago

the lie i meant is if people claim to want to know what they dont yet. it usually happens without their realization.

look in the history of the greater philosophers

you see it in the mechanism of narcissistic abuse as well

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