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Instead of just listing them, most of these ideas (tribal thinking, self interest, repeating history, self absorption) are ripe to turn inward and actually exam

Instead of just listing them, most of these ideas (tribal thinking, self interest, repeating history, self absorption) are ripe to turn inward and actually examine / reflect on the contents of this post. That would be an interesting analysis, and I wonder whether the post would sound the same after that exercise. The irony is that I wouldn’t have been the least bit surprised if the post listed “Ideas are cheap…” as another takeaway. I wonder whether someone who’s truly internalized these lessons will actually write a post like this. I hate to be wantonly critical, but (I say this sincerely, and with the best possible intent) it feels like it would take a kind cluelessness (and lack of higher-order thinking) to write this post. Maybe there’s a translation chasm and I’m reading too much into it :shrug:

brookst 4y ago
Would you feel differently if it ended with “sometimes writing your own ideas down helps sharpen them and build clarity, even if nobody will every read or care about them”?
robswc 4y ago
>I wonder whether someone who’s truly internalized these lessons will actually write a post like this. I honestly do get what you're saying... but I think a post like this can only help people. Ironically, one of the ideas is that your experience is not applicable to 99% of people, so for some, these ideas _are_ new :) If someone asked you on the spot, what are your ideas for life, I feel it would be hard to really answer. If someone asked this author, I think he would have the answer down pat. Almost exclusively because he wrote them down. It takes some organizational effort to write.