I think I probably assume a greater power in certain cultural memes in shaping perception at every level than almost anyone I’ve met. All insight breaks down to pattern-matching & if the constraints are mediated by culture to the extent I think they are, heterogeneity is crucial
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E.g. it's common for people who know each other well to surprise/disappoint each other: "didn't know he had it in him!" or "how could he?!"
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But unpredictability, complexity & diversity don’t seem like quite the same thing? People frequently surprise themselves, in part because they’re capable of change, but also probably in part because they model even themselves at a lower resolution than that of reality
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