saw the following exchange on the TL
A: law of attraction works
B: sorry, survivorship bias, dangerous ideology
me: I don't see any disagreement here 
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it's an interesting trap that people set, and I think very few people do it consciously. the most powerful agents of this force are almost blissfully unaware of the role that they play. they don't see the theatre or the stage. which makes them A+ actorshttps://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1234067237415186432 …
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abstraction: A: let's fight B: I'd much rather not A: OH YEAH??? B: yeah!- wait
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A highly skilled "I'm not going to fight you" player might be the hottest shit in on the planet
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funny grand challenge of my adulthood: I have very high openness, I am very adaptable and tolerant, very willing to hear anybody out, etc etc this makes me susceptible to a kind of "poisoning" from bad/weak/incompetent actors so I have to dampen some openness to be more open
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and this, dear reader, is how i just spent an hour tweeting instead of doing the thing I originally set out to do
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When I notice this happening - often signaled by defensiveness - I remind everyone playing that I'm here to learn, not to win, and the combativeness tends to go away. Or at least soften.
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my ex-boss was obsessive about this, and with each passing year I realize more and more how foundational that is
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I believe that's the rub; curiosity over being "right in th first place". It doesn't matter if I'm right/wrong because with every word I learn more, and with every idea I evolve it. Even if I knew more than the person opposing me. I somehow come out with new information.
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So the next time we talk, my ideology/position is stronger. My feeling isn't trying to morph you into my way of thinking but to show you that there is other thoughts/routes/and ideas other than your own.
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