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#548 - Tim Harford - Why Is Thinking Clearly So Difficult?
Modern Wisdom
Are You a Climate Optimist or a Cynic?
Skeptics and optimists seem to net out at a very similar sort of position. I think the reflexive heterodoxy or reflexive contrarianism is a very easy way for people to seem smart. People find it much easier to generate arguments on their side or against the side that they oppose.
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