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Scout and Soldier Mindsets (with Julia Galef)
Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
The Benefits of Being in Scout Mindset
There are no direct benefits of getting the right answer on some political issue. But I do think there are indirect benefits, which is that whether you think in scout or soldier mindset is kind of, it's a habit of mind. And so every time you admit you were wrong about some political issue, even if that has no direct benefit for you, what it's doing is helping reinforce this generally useful way of thinking.
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