It is truly the sign of a burnt out intellectual that as the world passes them by, once revolutionary thinkers will cling to their ever-shrinking world view, refusing to admit new models that better approximate the data than those they accepted in a simpler, disconnected age.
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It’s sad because we see it so much, but I don’t think it has to be this way. It must also be a fine balance, because the opposite pole - of rigid contrarianism to every accepted model - is equally buffoonish and sad. How do I make sure I walk the line, even as age steals balance?
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No, they've been rewarded for work, and become comfortable with that as a status quo. Nothing to do with age, but more of a function of how 'bought off(?)' / 'invested' they become in their new status quo.
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Ah. As long as I remain irrelevant I am safe. Oddly reassuring.
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