🧩 Philosophy 1d ago · Robin Hanson

Prestigious Detail

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Intellectuals get great motivation from big grand questions, and often do work adjacent to them, intending to be relevant to them. Such intellectuals mostly get prestige for the observable impressive detail of their work. Detail such as data collection, stat analysis, game theory models, agent-based models, case studies, phil analysis, engaging public essays, compelling keynote talks, and managing related orgs.When the world changes its mind on such questions, intellectuals who are sufficiently

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