The older I get the more I appreciate civilizing power of hypocrisy. The creation of a clueless class is a small price. Benefits are huge.
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Sincerity, in sense of "say what you mean, and mean what you say" does not scale. If all had practiced that always, we'd still be in caves
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In a complex society, the opposite of hypocrisy is not sincerity, but clueless bullshitting driven by Dunning-Kruger false confidence
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yup I've read it recently. Helped crystallize my thinking on notion
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Ah, the French approach. It has its merits.
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partially the success basis for the caste system in India. Conscious hypocrisy for social order?



