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17 Dec 2014
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Outrage can make opponents distribution partners

Scott Alexander’s essay examines how controversial stories recruit the people attacking them.

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30 Sept 2014
Slate Star Codex

The people you struggle to tolerate may look surprisingly like you

Scott Alexander’s 2014 essay examines the gap between celebrating tolerance and encountering an actual outgroup.

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30 Jul 2014
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Why groups can keep choosing outcomes almost nobody wants

Scott Alexander’s 2014 essay turns competitive pressure into a theory of failed coordination.

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