War on Excellence

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A phrase used by Eric Weinstein to describe the societal tendency to reject or suppress high-variance individuals in favor of agreeable, low-variance individuals, which he argues is detrimental to innovation.

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Glitch in the Matrix II, The Origin of the Intellectual Dark Web (filmed interview w Eric Weinstein)

Glitch in the Matrix II, The Origin of the Intellectual Dark Web (filmed interview w Eric Weinstein)

Eric Weinstein

A phrase used by Eric Weinstein to describe the societal tendency to reject or suppress high-variance individuals in favor of agreeable, low-variance individuals, which he argues is detrimental to innovation.