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Chapter 7: What If You're Wrong?
Questions to ask oneself when measuring your sense of righteousness
AI Key Takeaways
- One way to determine if you are fighting for something truly righteous is by assessing if you are capable of entertaining real doubt about your beliefs
- It is important to question yourself when you feel most certain about your righteousness
- Being able to articulate the evidence that would change your position helps to assess if your perspective is verifiable
- Understanding and being able to articulate your opponent's perspective is crucial to avoid straw-manning
- Attacking ideas instead of people is a recommended approach
- Cutting off relationships with individuals over minor disagreements is generally not advised
- Certain behaviors, such as demonizing others for small transgressions, may be deal breakers in maintaining relationships
- Avoid resorting to extraordinary means, such as violence or forcing people out of their jobs or homes, when disagreeing with others
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Thick Desires, Political Atheism, and Living an Anti-Mimetic Life
Dead Fish Swim Downstream (Thin vs Thick Desire)
AI Key Takeaways
- The difficulty of pursuing something may indicate a strong desire worth considering.
- In a world dominated by shallow desires, fulfilling experiences often require going against the current.
- If something seems useless, it may hold great value.
- Usefulness and productivity should not always be the sole criteria for determining value.
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Stop Being a Complainer
People Complain To Connect, So Help Them Reach Higher
AI Key Takeaways
- Complaining is socially acceptable and expected.
- Complaining can garner attention without causing resentment or envy.
- Complaining is so common that people often do not realize how much they do it.
- Complaining can have social benefits.
- Verbal jujitsu can be used to deal with someone who complains to get attention.
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#383 – Mark Zuckerberg: Future of AI at Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp
Does Mark Zuckerberg understand friendship?
AI Key Takeaways
- Tools that help people connect with each other will be the primary thing to focus on.
- AI assistants can help remind people of important events and how to celebrate them.
- Social assistants can update you on what's going on in your friends' lives and help you be a better friend.
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#383 – Mark Zuckerberg: Future of AI at Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp
Zuckerberg on the Superpower of Open Source Software and Transparent Tech
AI Key Takeaways
- Open source software tends to be more secure because of scrutiny from multiple people
- Open source software is generally agreed upon to be safer than closed software developed in isolation
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#383 – Mark Zuckerberg: Future of AI at Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp
Failure and Embarassment as a Core Competancy
AI Key Takeaways
- Jiu-jitsu teaches the importance of hard work and the humbling process of learning
- Being a beginner is essential for growth, even as one develops expertise in certain areas
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How to Survive Any Worst Case Scenario
The Importance of Building Social Connection for Survival and Preparedness
AI Key Takeaways
- Social connections play a crucial role in being prepared for disasters.
- Surviving major catastrophes is only possible through social networks.
- Communities with strong social connections are better equipped to handle disasters.
- It is important to know your neighbors and have conversations with them about what each person can offer during a disaster.
- Every person has assets that can be utilized during a crisis.
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The Creative Power of Misfits
The Black Sheep
AI Key Takeaways
- Brad searched for frustrated employees with risky ideas. Harnessing frustration can fuel creativity. Black sheep within a company can be untapped resources for innovation.
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Help Them Be Better | Role Models
You Can Choose Your Heritage
AI Key Takeaways
- One can still be the descendant of ancient Roman philosophers without direct lineage
- We choose what tradition we hail from and who we want to be by following examples and heroes
- James Baldwin cited the example of steady and dignified peasants who escaped via underground railroads and built railroads as an example of a strong lineage
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How Dads Can Harness The Force | The Show
Are We Silencing Our Kids With Digital Pacifiers?
AI Key Takeaways
- Devices are being given to kids despite the fact that they consume a lot of attention
- Parents and grandparents give children tablets so they don't have to talk to them
- Children need to live in a disorderly world where they can learn how to speak and find their voice
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#671: Bobby Hundreds — Building an Iconic Streetwear Brand, Making $7 Million in 40 Minutes, The Power of Garfield, Why Korean Entertainment is Taking Over the World, Maintaining the Mystery, The Fickleness of Fortune, and Developing “Nunchi”
The limits of breaking boundaries and rules
AI Key Takeaways
- Growing up in the postmodern age, many people did not hold to any singular truth.
- Some rules and boundaries were harmful, not inclusive, and infringing on people's lives.
- Breaking through walls and rules was seen as a way of liberation and self-expression.
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What Does It Mean to "Win" An Argument? Mehdi Hasan in Conversation with John Donvan
Your Audience Is a Force Multiplier, Don’t Attack Them
AI Key Takeaways
- The speaker had to consider both how to address the question and what tone to use
- The person asking the question appeared to have a narrow, stereotype-driven view of Islam
- The speaker was in a foreign country on a lecture tour when this exchange occurred
- The invocation of sharia law in the conversation was amusing to the speaker
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