The reason people get attracted to woo is because woo talks loudly and publicly about things that rational people only discuss quietly and privately. It is literally cowardice on the part of the intellectual elite.
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On occassion I read something I'm actually supposed to and find some obscure explanation of some principle of physics or discovery of neuroscience with equally obscure but critical implications that establish the opposite of what woo peddlers are happily profitably screaming.
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There are diminishing returns to teaching but nobody actually knows where the line is and a lot of smart people just sort of default to writing people off instead. As if people epistemically drowning are just bad competitors who insult the spirit of the competition or something
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There's already plenty of lectures and podcasts online with varying degrees of sophistication. Unsurprisingly, most people stay away the more complex the presentation. This isn't to also mention that you can access virtually all academic material for free if you use the right ...
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resources. I mean, I've consumed papers since at I was at least 14, and I was a stupid kid. The thing about woo is that it lacks sophistication which allows people to consume it. This the same reason why many people are fine with watching robotic conversation in podcasts where ..
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