Lex Fridman: preference

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…You know the expression, I’m sure, the battles are so bitter in academia because the stakes are so low. That’s a beautiful way to phrase it. But also we shouldn’t forget, I love seeing that even in academia, because it’s humanity, the silliness. There is a degree to academia where the reason you’re able to think about some of these grand ideas is because you still allow yourself to be childlike, because there’s a childlike nature to ask the big question, but children can also be like… Children.…

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