The Cost of Backsliding

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I feel like this almost confers a responsibility on the people with more power. I think sometimes people in authority don't price in the cost of driving someone fully out of cooperation. And if you're a model, it's like we're losing civilization, right? Civilization starts to fall apart when we keep putting more and more weapons back on the table.

Why do "antagonistic" teachers exist in popular culture but not in the classroom? What happens to student outcomes when "antagonistic" learning is implemented in real classrooms? What is the Field Theory of Parenting? What are things that we can do for others but can't do for ourselves? How can we notice and utilize costly and unfakeable signals? What is the core definition of civilization? How can we influence others ethically? Is explicit communication always better than implicit?

Duncan wants to leave the universe noticeably different than it was before he arrived, and he's currently trying to do this through making things and teaching people. He has a background in LEGO, parkour, and middle grades education, and is easily manipulated by people quoting Ender's Game. You can find out more about him at thirdfoundation.github.io.

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