Collective Intelligence

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Some will say that we should try to remove bias and look at the pros and cons for both sides of an issue. These people are boring naive and wrong. All you need to do is pick a side and then be a cheerleader or used car salesman for that side. They might try to point out that putting out one-sided propaganda is what Hitler did. They may also try to tell you that teaching our kids the persuasive essays format that only looks at supporting evidence is poisoning the future by creating little propagandist. That would be true if we didn't know that our side was right. And sure foreign people will tell you about confirmation bias and cognitive inertia and former cult leaders will tell you how easy it is to lie to yourself. And scientists that study bias will tell you that it's almost impossible to remove bias and see the world clearly. and that might be important for other people to learn but what we need to do is win. We just need to put out more and better propaganda than the other side. That's what I hear.
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Collective IntelligenceBy My Klob