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          1. I don't claim to be rational, because most of my work is not on clean, testable ideas. I'm usually in the mess.
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          Dealing with human stuff, not physics.
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        I think a lot of the time folks try to have rational arguments on "human stuff" turf.
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      Like, you misunderstand. I'm not trying to be right. I'm trying to understand and make sense. That means contradiction and messiness.
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    So if I throw my weight behind something, it's usually about pushing in that direction, not about proving that it's right.
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      Put another way, I don't bother fighting Complex battles on Complicated turf. It's a waste of time.