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A Conspiracy of Silence

Hidden Brain

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Does Preference Falsification Drive Moderation Out of the Conversation?

Comedy flourishes in repressive societies. It tends to gravitate toward areas where we are uncomfortable speaking openly to understand, the areas where preference falsification is rampant. I feel it's harder to do this if you have moderate views, precisely because moderation suggests a certain amount of flexibility, anuance, or even compromise.

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