“The line between cooperativeness and conformism is often a fine one, and yet the distance between the valence of the words is massive.” — Agnes Callard, “Torturing Geniuses,” The Point (2020-11-24)
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Quote of the Day
“We have a positive word for people who follow the rules—’cooperative’—and a negative word for the same thing, when we don’t like it: ‘conformist.’” — Agnes Callard, “Torturing Geniuses,” The Point (2020-11-24)
Quote of the Day
“We praise people who insist on being themselves as courageous and independent—except when we blame them as selfish and narcissistic.” — Agnes Callard, “Torturing Geniuses,” The Point (2020-11-24)
Quote of the Day
“My dream was that someday a sensitive stranger from the other school would come in, see what I was reading and how I was reading it, and know that I was a rare and extraordinary person.” — Sarah Chihaya, “Public Affairs,” The Point (2020-05-29)
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“My advice isn’t ‘bad’ in the sense that it will lead them astray, but it is bad nonetheless, in that it won’t lead them anywhere.” — Agnes Callard, “Against Advice,” The Point (2019-05-19)
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