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by JoshTriplett 2789 days ago
> In my experience, introspective people that constantly doubt and rethink their perception of intolerance are the most tolerant people I've met.

I've found this to be true of many different areas. The more certain you are, the less you're open to continuous learning. Have a well-calibrated idea of your own understanding, and scale your confidence accordingly.

In general, the concept of tolerance and intolerance should be fairly universal; the implementation of tolerance relies on a substantial and growing amount of working social knowledge.