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=== Definitions ===
=== Definitions ===
1.The "Dupes": People who believe they can infer someone’s true intentions, beliefs or morality based on their support for, or opposition to, the policy initiative.
==== The Dupes ====
People who believe they can infer someone’s true intentions, beliefs or morality based on their support for, or opposition to, the policy initiative.
==== First Principle Thinkers or  "Contrarians" ====
The individuals that hold nuanced positions that oppose the policy on the x-axis, but support the moral virtue on the y-axis. In the words of Eric Weinstein, “These are people who are thinking for themselves, and are not buying baked-cakes. They’re buying the ingredients and they’re saying, well, I want more of this ingredient, I don’t like that ingredient. So they’re attempting to avoid having any pre-baked idea put in front of them.”
==== Troglodytes ====
Those who oppose the x-axis policy and possess the moral vice represented by the lower-half of the y-axis (e.g. sexists, racists, bigots, etc).
==== Rent Seekers ====
"Woke" people or companies who have a vested-interest in the x-axis policy because they profit from it, but do not produce much or anything of value in return.


2. “First principle thinkers” or “contrarians”: They hold nuanced positions that oppose the policy on the x-axis, but support the moral virtue on the y-axis. In the words of Eric Weinstein, “These are people who are thinking for themselves, and are not buying baked-cakes. They’re buying the ingredients and they’re saying, well, I want more of this ingredient, I don’t like that ingredient. So they’re attempting to avoid having any pre-baked idea put in front of them.”
=== Visual Explanation ===
 
3. “Troglodytes”: Those who oppose the x-axis policy and possess the moral vice represented by the lower-half of the y-axis (e.g. sexists, racists, etc).
 
4. “Rent seekers”: "Woke" people or companies who have a vested-interest in the x-axis policy because they profit from it, but do not produce much or anything of value in return.


=== Visual Explanation ===
The horizontal line (or x-axis in mathematical terms) represents one’s level of support for a particular policy initiative. The vertical line (y-axis) represents some kind of moral virtue.
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