throwaway92384

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   by throwaway92384 7y ago

   You are assuming your lack of agency extends to people much higher than you in society, without evidence and against my experience (leaders in organizations have different views -- about their organization's purpose, for example -- tha
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   by throwaway92384 7y ago

   High-pay or high-reputation jobs where the employer can be selective (FAANG, quant finance) seem to test for high IQ with interview "puzzles" (computer science puzzles of course). Good employers, but who do not have more qualified
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   by throwaway92384 7y ago

   It is a religion, nothing "faux" about it. It fills the same needs, and uses the same mechanisms within the human mind as more traditional religion. It is also completely bonkers, as it makes bold assertions about the real world,
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   by throwaway92384 7y ago

   Chesterton's fence. You removed it, and now it's up to you to prove that you knew what your were doing.
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   by throwaway92384 7y ago

   Unworthy people get into positions of authority all the time in a soft world. Peace-time generals, etc. People unworthy of power tend to run away from danger, and the worthy are willing to endure it. Force anyone responsible for the running