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174. Jordan Peterson — Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life

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The Problem of Pluralistic Ignorance

Aushvitz: You can maintain a very high level of plausible ignorance by turning a blind eye. And the way you don't do it is to take refuge in your blind conformity, and that's part of that pluralistic ignorance. But how much could have people known if they would have allowed themselves to investigate, instead of refusing it? Aushvitz: Even if that entire explanatory story is correct, it misses the moral culpability element,. which is, ya, ok, just how much could have you known? I understand why people are blind to the horrors of malevolence, let's say, because malevolence, when confronted, is dramatizing. It's

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