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The Intellectual vs. The Social (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)

Minds Almost Meeting

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A Q and a Isn't a Sustained Pursuit, Right?

I've seen parties and social gatherings where someone holds court. You know what this means? There's some celebrity of some sorts in a group, and they are at the center of a group of attention. And if they pontificate on something intellectual, why then the group around them sustains that attention for a while. That can be a lot like a speaker giving a talk. Yes.

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