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“In his book, On Bullshit (2005), Frankfurt noted that ‘most people are rather confident of their ability to recognise bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it’. However, more than 98 per cent of our participants rated at least one item in our bullshit receptivity scales to be at least somewhat profound. We are not nearly as good at detecting bullshit as we think.”

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“The man who has no imagination has no wings.”

— Muhammad Ali

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Being an influencer isn’t about creativity or artistry; it’s more like being a scammer.

— Do Not Destroy

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“There are a number of theories on the reasons why people experience jealousy. Whether it’s over what other people have that we don’t or have accomplished by means of resources, privilege, opportunity, or hard work, it seems like jealousy has always been a part of being human. One theory is that jealousy was how our early ancestors defended themselves from infidelity, according to evolutionary psychology. Today, we’ve taken theory and applied it to more rigorous scientific study.”

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“Influencers rely on having an audience, while artists create for the sake of their art, regardless of who’s watching.”

— Do Not Destroy

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“You can lie to others, but you cannot lie to yourself.”

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‘I’d rather not know’: Why we choose ignorance

“Across the studies, the researchers found that when given an option, 40% of people chose not to learn the consequences of their actions. That willful ignorance was correlated with less altruism: People were 15.6 percentage points more likely to be generous to someone else when they were told the consequences of their choice compared with when they were allowed to remain ignorant.”

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John Lennon & Yoko 1971, Polaroid by Andy Warhol, my edit.

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Don’t take advice from someone who gave up on their own dream.

— Do Not Destroy

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One study of just this concept found that nearly half of people surveyed would rather make $50,000 in a world where the average salary is $25,000 than make $100,000 in a world where the average is $200,000; that is, they prioritized making more relative to other people rather than having a higher overall income. As the saying goes, “If you and I are being chased by a bear, I don’t have to outrun the bear; I just have to outrun you.”