Unfacable Signals

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Narcissists often violate this, right? They'll essentially just toot your own horn directly. And some people find that infuriating, but other people seem to be less put off by it and may just be like, Oh, I guess they really are awesome. So yeah, it's really easy to just buy into it. We can see that all over the place. It's interesting because there's a high variance strategy in narcissistic behavior. Like narcissists probably lose a good chunk of people, but can manipulate another chunk. Right.

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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