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#530 - Shawn Ryan - Navy Seal To CIA Contractor

Modern Wisdom

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The Midwitt Appeal Theorem

I think that the people that are able to pay attention and learn about the point of view that they maybe don't agree with without losing their shit at it, those people will end up being in a much better place in life. My friends, the same guy actually that sent me that articles got a theory that he calls the Midwitt Appeal Theorem. By definition, most people are Midwits. Therefore, nothing can achieve mass significance without appealing to and allowing itself to be explained by midwits. And if you're out on the tails, it can make you feel a bit lonely. But then you find there is a huge community of people who want just to learn about stuff

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