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| '''''Just because a large number of well credentialed experts believe something in common doesn't mean that it's necessarily wrong, but if they've reached consensus that's the way to bet.''' Somehow, people have to learn that "consensus" is a huge problem.''
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| ''Thereās no arithmetic consensus, because it doesnāt require a consensus. But there '''is''' a Washington consensus. There '''is''' a climate consensus. āConsensusā is how we bully people into pretending that thereās nothing to see, move along, everyone. And so I think that, in part, you should start to learn that people donāt naturally come to high levels of agreement unless something is either absolutely clear, in which case consensus isnāt present, or thereās an implied threat of violence to livelihood or self.''
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| -'''Eric Weinstein''' on [https://youtu.be/8LPwyy4scAc?t=5137 The Tim Ferriss Show]
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| | Thereās no arithmetic consensus because it doesnāt require a consensus. But there is a Washington consensus. There is a climate consensus. āConsensusā is how we bully people into pretending that thereās nothing to see, move along, everyone. And so I think that in part, you should start to learn that people donāt naturally come to high levels of agreement unless something is either absolutely clear, in which case consensus isnāt present, or thereās an implied threat of violence to livelihood or self. ~[https://tim.blog/2016/01/13/eric-weinstein/ Eric on Tim Ferriss] |
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| [[Category:DISC]] | | [[Category:DISC]] |
