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It's not stupid at all, it's just no longer appropriate. For most of human existence, being cast out of the group meant almost certain death within weeks.
by Sophistifunk 8y ago
It's not stupid at all, it's just no longer appropriate. For most of human existence, being cast out of the group meant almost certain death within weeks.
- austincheney 8y agoJust as today I suspect this is true for most people but there are some who will always figure it out and make it through. For people capable of figuring things out independence is more an opportunity than a death sentence.
- selestify 8y agoHow would you know if you're being "independent" or if you're just being a crack pot?
- austincheney 8y agoCompetition and survivability are great economic indicators of health. As far as self-indicative criteria the difference between independence and insanity is simply deliberation with which a decision is made based upon supporting evidence. Some people who were regarded as crackpots to be ignored: * Alfred Wegener (plate techtonics) * Ernest Duchesne (antibiotics) * Alfred Russel Wallace (evolution) * Galileo Galilei (astronomy) * Marc Andreessen (internet commercialization) I believe the appropriate term for this sort of behavior is personal exceptionalism. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17532575 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17532575