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confuseray t1_itofw55 wrote

There is a social cost to social nonconformity. Logically in this artificial scenario the cost is moot, but any of us who are not on the spectrum and adequately socialized know there are more important things than being right, especially if the stakes are low. This is just instinctive behaviour for human beings, but it does give insight into why people aren't willing to call out obviously false statements.

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opiate_lifer t1_itorkky wrote

I constantly tell younger people on the spectrum that there is a heavy cost to "I don't care what people think!" even in cultures that already celebrate non-conformity. Sad thing is when you're on the spectrum it can take a lot of maturing before you realize how badly you're fucking yourself over.

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youllneverstopmeayyy t1_itqd9do wrote

I'd rather be right than liked

IDK man, its complicated

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sincle354 t1_itqhli9 wrote

That's surely works out in technical settings. They have a term for that in programming: "cargo cult programming". Just because the last 4 people did something one way doesn't make it the right way.

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80rexij t1_itqft3t wrote

If it's a choice between being right or the sheeple liking me I choose right every time. I generally don't like people so it works for me

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Jumpy-Win5810 t1_itsl5nd wrote

Sheep don't even protect other sheep, they just hope they aren't the one that gets eaten this time.

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