Context

Disney's Tangled (2010) is a great movie. Spoilers if you haven't seen it.

The heroine, having been kidnapped at birth and raised in a tower, has never stepped foot outside. It follows, naturally, that she does not own a pair of shoes, and she is barefoot for the entire adventure. The movie contains multiple shots that focus at length on her toes. Things like that can have an outsized influence on a young mind, but that's Disney for you.

Anyway.

The male romantic lead goes by the name of "Flynn Rider." He is a dashingly handsome, swashbuckling rogue who was carefully crafted to be maximally appealing to women. He is the ideal male role model. If you want women to fall in love with you, it should be clear that the optimal strategy is to pretend to be Flynn Rider. Shortly into the movie is the twist: Flynn [...]

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Outline:

(00:09) Context

(02:30) Reminder About Winning

(04:20) Technical Truth is as Bad as Lying

(06:40) Being Mistaken is Also as Bad as Lying

(08:01) This is Partially a Response

(10:19) Examples

(13:59) Biting the Bullet

(15:06) My Proposed Policy

(18:15) Appearing Trustworthy Anyway

(20:46) Cooperative Epistemics

(22:26) Conclusion

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