Juliette: " ... the paradox is that, sometimes, error will infect an entire tribe and become that tribe's banner -- like a disease that has only one cure."
Error makes a better marker of tribal membership than truth. Anyone will say "2 + 2 = 4". If my tribe insists that you add the qualifier "except when t's seven", I will recognize members of my tribe instantly.
Anyone might wear sensible clothes. Prescribe a strange hat as customary and members of the tribe will be instantly recognizable.
Related: George Stigler and Gary Becker, "De Gustibus non est Disputandem".
Juliette: " ... the paradox is that, sometimes, error will infect an entire tribe and become that tribe's banner -- like a disease that has only one cure."
Error makes a better marker of tribal membership than truth. Anyone will say "2 + 2 = 4". If my tribe insists that you add the qualifier "except when t's seven", I will recognize members of my tribe instantly.
Anyone might wear sensible clothes. Prescribe a strange hat as customary and members of the tribe will be instantly recognizable.
Related: George Stigler and Gary Becker, "De Gustibus non est Disputandem".
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