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by protonfish 3477 days ago
But where does "thinking for yourself" become "reinventing the wheel"?
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It happens remarkably easily. But like every other mistake, this is one you frequently have to make for yourself to understand why it's a mistake.

The trick is having enough introspective capability to identify when you have made a mistake, and not fall back on dogma to say "I followed The Path, so it can't be a mistake".