Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedVitalik Buterin: belief
23 Aug 2023 Conversations with Tyler Celebrating Marginal Revolution's 20th Anniversary
“” Then the people who are anti basically said, “Look, here’s the section where he outlines what the four crazy risks are.” It seems like everyone just walked away — I hope some people, and I think lots of people did get interesting information, but definitely, many walked away just certain that their existing opinion is correct, which is, unfortunately, the default response to most writing anywhere.”
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- Vitalik Buterin
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- 23 Aug 2023
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…Yes, it’s a good example. One of the things that happened is that the people who are pro-WorldCoin basically said, “Look, the haters are crazy. Vitalik explains it really clearly. ” Then the people who are anti basically said, “Look, here’s the section where he outlines what the four crazy risks are.” It seems like everyone just walked away — I hope some people, and I think lots of people did get interesting information, but definitely, many walked away just certain that their existing opinion is correct, which is, unfortunately, the default response to most writing anywhere. To answer your question, Ben, it’s not about me being tempted to write more often. The production function just doesn’t encompass that ability. People — they don’t believe Tyler reads as much as he does, but he honestly does. It’s true.…
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