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👏 for this clever microworld on fluid systematicity. Was skeptical, then the essay addressed exactly my objections.

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‽ “A first lesson in meta-rationality”: in a STEM curriculum for cognitive 4→5 transition. meaningness.com/metablog/bonga

extremely skeptical of this model when it seems to exist to justify STEM primacy as path to salvation.

I don’t think it does; I think it observes that people often reach rationality through STEM, expresses a longing for other paths.

I think that there’s a lots of implicit bias and citation needed on that observation.

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The observation that people often reach rationality through STEM? Does the discussion actually rest on that in any important way?

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as examples of 3➡️4➡️5 advancement, yes. Jumps from stages as classification to stages as progression.

Oh, I think I see: you’re saying a citation is needed on e.g. 4 being “better” than 3?

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