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Re:People with autism less likely to succumb to bystander ef... by licebmi__at__ on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @05:51AM (#38082344)
So you’ve never encountered a situation where going against the grain, even if for completely good reasons, fails? I know I’ve been in that place more than once.

GP was only saying that going with the herd is most of the time a more successful strategy, and even if I don’t follow it, I’m not blind to my selection bias to say it doesn’t. As he stated, it wouldn’t have been selected otherwise.

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Re:People with autism less likely to succumb to bystander ef... by wkat4242 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @07:36AM (#38083211)
> So you’ve never encountered a situation where going against the grain, even if for completely good reasons, fails? I know I’ve been in that place more than once.

I'd rather be wrong on my own decision than on one I blindly followed from someone else :)

And it's not about going against the grain. It's about making conscious decisions rather than blind following. The outcome can very well be the same as everyone else's of course.

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