How Do We Let People Be Competitive Without Hurting Each Other Along the Way?

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In science, the fact that people want credit increases the chances that things get discovered. But there are clearly detrimental aspects because people undermine other people's attempts to learn new things. How do we let people be competitive without letting them hurt each other along the way? That's a hard question. I don't have any simple answers to it.

Welcome to the February 2023 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!

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