Framed in terms of social pressures towards "crony beliefs" (https://medium.com/@kevinsimler/crony-beliefs-78c138991104 …) the web amplifies pressures for adopting tribe lineshttps://twitter.com/tom_peters/status/794611351691915269 …
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insightful and well-put. I hadn't thought about how epistemic cronyism plays out on the internet
seems like the internet allows for more efficient meritocracy AND cronyism. unfortunately the latter seems to be winning?
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well if crony beliefs are reinforced by social feedback i.e. "yes your tribe IS the best" That's what the Internet is great at
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using the Internet to validate your meritocratic beliefs would feel "meh" in comparison.
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