High-Rung vs Low-Rung Thinking

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Characteristics

Tim Urban (paraphrased):

"High-rung thinking (top of the ladder):

  • Sees truth-seeking as the highest value
  • Treats ideas as hypotheses to be tested and debated
  • Encourages viewpoint diversity and independent thought
  • Values humility, uncertainty, and changing one’s mind based on evidence
  • Applies principles and moral standards consistently regardless of tribe


Low-rung thinking (bottom of the ladder):

  • Holds certain ideas as sacred and immune from criticism
  • Treats disagreement as dangerous and immoral
  • Enforces conformity and ideological homogeneity
  • Displays certainty in its worldview and reluctance to change based on evidence
  • Applies principles and moral standards selectively based on tribal loyalty

(https://www.kublermdk.com/2024/03/06/whats-our-problem-by-tim-urban-summary/)

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