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> A rational person would totally be fine with a non-zero chance of being sent to an El Salvadorean torture camp for the rest of their lives with no due process even when directly ordered by the Supreme Court of the United States... the chance of it happening to you is probably pretty low (though of course we actually don't have a good way to know since people are being whisked away without even chances to contact their lawyers)!

It's crazy how common the meme of "aloofness signals intelligence" has become among the folks at the top of the bell curve.



Folks who believe themselves to be at the top of the bell curve.


Ah sorry, maybe unclear. I meant "top" on the y-axis. The most average-est of thinkers!




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