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Dr. Steven Pinker: Psychologist, psycholinguist and author

Behind The Tech with Kevin Scott

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Libertarian Paternalism

libertarian paternalism is the idea that government can do a lot of good by changing the environment so that what people do out of inertia, laziness, defaults also happens to be good for them. The classic example is opting out versus opting in for a defined contribution retirement plan. Anda, but that it is not a matter of totalitarian mais coercionke, we will decide what is good for you, and you will. But rather, you can always op out, but just doing what comes naturally. It will work out free in the long run.

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