In Emperor's New Clothes fable, swindlers say clothes can't be seen by stupid or incompetent. But then why do townsfolk think child can see?
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@drethelin But HOW does child puncture it, is the question.
@robinhanson @drethelin the child doesn't change anyone's first-order beliefs, but their meta-beliefs (about what everyone else thinks)
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@KevinSimler@drethelin Everyone supposedly feared if say not see clothes, they'd be accused of stupidity; so why not that happen to kid? -
@robinhanson@drethelin Not sure it had to be a kid. Even an adult saying "No clothes" would likely have broken the spell. (Keyword likely.) - 3 more replies
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