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by bingu 1807 days ago
I think an important aspect that pieces like this gloss over is actually how to go about starting to think like this. If you're someone who's actually spent their entire lives living in a conformist approach, it might not be that easy to simply unlearn this overnight and start to see the world in a totally different way. Also applies for learning how to work through engineering or design problems from a first principles approach.
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I would recommend studying people who quit cults and religions; those who disavowed conspiracy theories; former extremists; people who changed or removed ideology of their life.

It's a process.

You need a motivation or two for that. Telling people to non-conform ain't that. Motivation may be innate or externally influenced, but need to be concrete.