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#85 Bethany McLean: Crafting a Narrative

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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Is There a Cult of Personality?

I think people tend to see this intellectual chrisma, or the ability to intimidate others around you into belief, as a good thing. But i think that's probably not a good thing if you believe that a collaborative environment is what makes for a better outcome at the end of the day. Do you get more sceptical as you dive into something, when you see somebody with a strong cult of personality? I do,. just because i've seen it in so many cases where it hasn't ended well. Are there cases where it does endwell? Well, steve, right. That's total cult of personality. Maybe again, maybe it comes back to your argument about, i'm...

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