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by sillymath3 1120 days ago
Recently I read somewhere that people prefer "potential" to "factual value". For example some prefer a potential Oscar film rather than a film awarded an Oscar. So perhaps the new algorithm for fostering true telling and honestity is base on the potential of people to construct the new rules not to adhere to them. Perhaps this is the NIH syndrome at work, or just that people prefer rediscovering facts than learning facts. But rediscovering requires a very good teacher and a lot of time.