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“A new problem appears: devices that optimize the performance of the human body for the purpose of producing proof require additional expenditures. No money, no proof - and that means no verificatio...”
“Saying it's hard being straight is like complaining to the poor that it's difficult being wealthy.”
“Persecution complexes are reaffirming to those who benefit from unearned privileges.”
“If you think being straight means you're being discriminated against, you're probably misreading your privilege.”
“Those who benefit from unearned privilege are too often quick to discount those who don't.”
“Bigotry hurts the economy, so the next time you want to blame minorities for your problems, first take a look in the mirror.”
“At best, people are open to scrutinizing themselves and considering their blind spots; at worst, they become defensive and angry.”
“A psychopathy on Anarres was rational behavior on Urras.”
“The tribal pull of patriotism could have no better testimony.”
“Why is it that all the Christians I see on TV shows and movies are nothing like the Christians I know in actual life? The people I know have a sense of humor, aren't shallow, don't feel like they k...”
“Memory is always in art, even when it works involuntarily.”
“There is a natural prejudice which prompts men to despise whomsoever has been their inferior long after he has become their equal.”
“Data can bear on policy issues, but many of our opinions about policy are grounded in premises about the nature of human life and human society that are beyond the reach of data.”
“Privileged people can fall into the trap of universalizing experiences and laying them across other peoples experiences as an interpretive lens.”
“When we want to see someone in a certain way, we find a way, but when we don't we have to wake up and see who they truly are and not what our pain or anger chooses to believe.”
“After seeing a movie that dramatizes nuclear war, they worried more about nuclear war; indeed, they felt that it was more likely to happen. The sheer volatility of people's judgement of the odds--t...”
“Stories people told themselves were biased by the availability of the material used to construct them...what people remember about the past, [Kahneman and Tversky] suggested, is likely to warp thei...”
“You need to be so careful when there is one simple diagnosis that instantly pops into your mind that beautifully explains everything all at once. That's when you need to stop and check your thinkin...”
“Bigots often like to say they're the ones being hurt as they oppress and hurt others. Never fall for the 'pity the privileged' routine.”
“Building bridges takes us further than building walls.”
