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Embrace Unknown Quantity in Elections
The insight suggests that in the current political landscape, opting for an unknown candidate might be preferable over a known one, especially when facing a challenging election scenario. The speaker believes that flaws in a candidate, like lack of charisma or extreme ideology, could be detrimental to their appeal to the general public. Additionally, the snippet highlights the decline of humanities education in traditional higher education institutions and the growing interest among adults for serious engagement with literature and philosophy outside of academia, possibly due to the superficiality of public discourse.