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fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Experience is NOT the Best Teacher: How to Outthink, Outcreate, and Outprofit Everyone | HackerNoon

Authority can mislead when it comes to making important decisions, resulting in poor outcomes.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Why Your Therapist Can't Do the Work for You

Some degree of rebellion-while uncomfortable and even potentially risky in the short term-is healthy in the long term.
Parenting
fromA Philosopher's Blog
2 months ago

Critical Thinking & Pandemics: Argument from Authoritarian

The use of my usual silly math example illustrates why this is bad logic: Premise 1: The dear leader claims that 2+2 = 7. Conclusion: The dear leader is right.
philosophy
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

Hunt for former Castro agents: From repression in Cuba to detention in the US

Daniel Morejon Garcia's past authority in Las Canas has been upended; he now feels fear as a prisoner in the United States.
#criticism
Podcast
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Who gets to be a critic? And why are some so "bad?"

Criticism should evolve to better reflect and engage with societal desires and values.
fromDallas Weekly
3 months ago

Atlanta's 2819 Church: Controversy Surrounds Pastor's Comments - Dallas Weekly

Pastor Mitchell urged Black parents to teach respect for authority rather than blaming police for violence against Black children.
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Smug experts shattered our trust - now 'charlatans and cranks' fill the void

Trust in expertise remains important despite failures; abandoning it can lead to negative consequences.
Critiques of experts like Fauci should not undermine the validity of expertise itself.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
4 months ago

Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems

DOGE affiliates lacked clear authority to access systems, raising concerns about legality and privacy.
philosophy
fromApaonline
4 months ago

Socrates in Exile: The Fate of Thought in a Bureaucratic Age

Philosophy disrupts societal norms, emphasizing the importance of thinking critically beyond institutionalized ideologies.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

Miss Manners: The man's posture on our shared couch made me uncomfortable

The student's action was cheeky and presumptuous, illustrating a lack of awareness about personal space and authority, especially in a professor-student dynamic.
Mindfulness
#donald-trump
Left-wing politics
fromIntelligencer
5 months ago

Stephen A. Smith for President? Have We All Lost Our Minds?

Trump's comfort in speaking publicly often leads to authoritative ignorance, a trait that has become increasingly common.
Stephen A. Smith's blunders highlight a trend of public figures confidently discussing topics without the necessary knowledge.
fromtime.com
5 months ago
US Elections

President Trump Suggests He's Above the Law in Social Media Post Invoking Napoleon

Trump's tweet has been labeled as dictatorial, echoing authoritarian sentiments and provoking backlash from multiple political factions.
Left-wing politics
fromIntelligencer
5 months ago

Stephen A. Smith for President? Have We All Lost Our Minds?

Trump's comfort in speaking publicly often leads to authoritative ignorance, a trait that has become increasingly common.
Stephen A. Smith's blunders highlight a trend of public figures confidently discussing topics without the necessary knowledge.
US Elections
fromtime.com
5 months ago

President Trump Suggests He's Above the Law in Social Media Post Invoking Napoleon

Trump's tweet has been labeled as dictatorial, echoing authoritarian sentiments and provoking backlash from multiple political factions.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

Milgram's Obedience to Authority Experiment Comes Home

Milgram's findings revealed a universal human vulnerability to obey harmful authority figures.
Resistance to authority entails personal responsibility, skepticism, and empathy.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Desperate for change' but is UK gen Z really disillusioned with democracy?

The responses indicate a generational disillusionment with traditional political structures, suggesting a growing frustration with the inefficiencies of democracy and a yearning for change.
UK politics
fromA Philosopher's Blog
7 months ago

Appeal to Authority, Fallacious

The fallacious Appeal to Authority occurs when claims are accepted without proper evidence due to perceived authority of the claimant.
History
fromMedievalists.net
11 months ago

The Royal Red Tents: A Symbol of Power in Medieval Afghan History - Medievalists.net

Scarlet tents symbolized royal power in medieval Afghanistan, reflecting how authority was communicated and legitimized.
Receiving letters in a red tent reinforced the hierarchical structures and traditions of power during Ahmad Khan's reign.
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