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		crimsonalucard on Jan 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Goodbye, Clean Code When in doubt refer to authority over logic. Authority wins every time.

adamisom on Jan 15, 2020 [–]

It wasn't worth deconstructing their "logic". Rather, my implicit message was 'if you find yourself disagreeing with someone likely better than you at X, step back and assess the epistemic foundations of _your_ belief.'

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