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*[[Talk is cheap]]: Judge people by what they do, not what they say. | *[[Talk is cheap]]: Judge people by what they do, not what they say. | ||
===Contrarianism=== | ===Contrarianism=== | ||
*[[Be a contrarian]]. But be prepared to stand in the cold. It’s lonely being a contrarian. If you challenge a popular, bad idea that happens to be liberal that doesn’t make you a conservative, or vice versa. Just ask {{author|Helen Pluckrose}}. Be prepared to walk a lonely path: be wary of the company of those who happen to be aligned against whoever you’re challenging. | *[[Be a contrarian]]. But be prepared to stand in the cold. It’s lonely being a contrarian. If you challenge a popular, bad idea that happens to be liberal that doesn’t make you a conservative, or vice versa. Just ask {{author|Helen Pluckrose}} or {{author|Kathleen Stock}}. Be prepared to walk a lonely path: be wary of the company of those who happen to be aligned against whoever you’re challenging. | ||
*[[Don’t join in]]. From the pages of the contrarian handbook. ''It’s okay not to be joiner-inner''. It's ''best'' not to be a joiner-inner. If you’re the guy from BlackRock who ''didn’t'' post an #iam message ... ''good for you.'' That took a ton more courage. | *[[Don’t join in]]. From the pages of the contrarian handbook. ''It’s okay not to be joiner-inner''. It's ''best'' not to be a joiner-inner. If you’re the guy from BlackRock who ''didn’t'' post an #iam message ... ''good for you.'' That took a ton more courage. | ||
*{{maxim|Disdain fashionable things. Especially ideas.}} | *{{maxim|Disdain fashionable things. Especially ideas.}} | ||