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TurnTrout reflects on the importance of defiance in the pursuit of goodness and truth.

Preface for LessWrong: When I think back on my most cherished memories of this community, I return to those honoring defiance in pursuit of goodness: Defying prestigious dogma and searching for raw truth;Defying social pressure, acting alone to help someone while others watch;Defying your self-expectations (your “role”), instead searching over lines of cause-and-effect to find a winning pathway;Defying a powerful foe's threats, because they only threaten since people like you cave;Defying ...

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Guest: TurnTrout

Topics covered

• defiance
• truth-seeking
• self-expectations
• social pressure
• goodness

Keywords

• defiance
• Google DeepMind
• truth
• self-expectations
• social pressure

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Organizations: Google DeepMind

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