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Eric compares levels of understanding to [[Victor-Victoria Problem|layers of counter-intuition]]: | Eric compares levels of understanding to [[Victor-Victoria Problem|layers of counter-intuition]]: | ||
* First-order counter-intuition sees through naive ideas (e.g., mocking flat-Earth beliefs). | * First-order counter-intuition sees through naive ideas (e.g., mocking flat-Earth beliefs). | ||
* | * Most stop there, failing to pursue second-order counter-intuition, which could uncover actual conspiracies (e.g., Iran-Contra, Tuskegee, Twitter files). | ||
* The system equates any questioning beyond | * The system equates any questioning beyond first-order counter-intuition with "fringe" or "crackpot" thinking, thus socially punishing deeper inquiry. | ||
This mechanism makes it difficult to distinguish between legitimate concerns and illegitimate, ill-founded theories, effectively marginalizing thoughtful inquiry and shielding the status quo. | This mechanism makes it difficult to distinguish between legitimate concerns and illegitimate, ill-founded theories, effectively marginalizing thoughtful inquiry and shielding the status quo. | ||