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What if our aversion to pursuing absolute truth, insisting on stopping at true enough (like democracy being our most sacred institution) is the problem though?
by mistermann 2y ago
What if our aversion to pursuing absolute truth, insisting on stopping at true enough (like democracy being our most sacred institution) is the problem though?
I would like us to strive for better, not keep it the way it is now.
- Levitz 2y agoIt's an optimization game, and far too many people care far too much. You could spend every waking hour reading news, it wouldn't improve your or anyone else's life much, and it definitely wouldn't be better than putting that effort into a whole lot of other things. You care for democracy and politics? Excellent. Get involved in your local politics. won't take one tenth of the time and will pay off orders of magnitude more than reading stuff constantly.
- mistermann 2y agoWhat if omniscience is an illusion though?