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  1. Sep 2023
    1. It is wiser to become less foolish instead of more wise, which avoids “wisdom signaling.”
      • for: wisdom signaling, ego - reifying, foolbodied, definition, definition - foolbodied, definition - wisdom signaling, humbleness
      • definition: foolbodied
        • to be aware of how ignorant (foolish) one is in an embodied way
      • definition: wisdom signaling

        • the act of talking about wisdom that conveys a sense of epistemic authority or that may sound wise regardless of the actual presence of wisdom
      • comment

        • this subtle shift is actually quite important
        • the centrality of our ignorance, in contrast to the focus on our wisdom is a natural antidote to reifying ego
        • Wisdom signaling appears to be a movement towards the direction of reifying ego and self-righteousness
        • Many of the greatest minds (and hearts) of humanity talk genuinely about how ignorant they are about reality because of the paradox that
          • the more you know, the greater your discovery of how much you don't know, and therefore the awareness of how expansive our ignorance is
        • in this sense, the continual reminder and awareness of the enormity of one's ignorance creates authentic sense of humbleness, not a contrived one
  2. Oct 2020
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  4. Aug 2020
    1. I honestly don't know what you find unclear about this question. I think you initially misread. I edited out your title change because it wasn't what I'd intended and it misled others. I edited in two more sections to clarify. The last section makes it as clear as I can: A single question provokes 1 of 3 responses (not necessarily answers). To chose between them I need to understand acceptable scope of both question and answers. Yes this topic is a muddy one, that's why I'm asking! I want others to help me clarify the unclear!