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#676 - Eric Weinstein - Why Can No One Agree On The Truth Anymore?
Modern Wisdom
The Challenges of Nuance and Simplification in the Internet Age
The problem with a truth that is boundlessly complex is that functionally it's useless./nThe internet is not friendly to nuance, leading to getting tangled./nSimplicity in speaking can disappoint those who believe in you./nChristopher Hitchens held the promise of standing in a reasonable place and speaking from a simple perspective./nSam perceives Trump as an asymmetric existential threat and lost supporters by backing the idea that the Hunter Biden laptop story might not have benefited the election.
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