Orthodox Privilege
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- Orthodox privilege: conventional-minded people assume it's safe for everyone to express opinions because it's safe for them.
- Historically, there have always been true statements that would get you in trouble to say.
- It is statistically unlikely that our current era is the first without such unsayable truths.
- Those with orthodox privilege are often sincere, not pretending, in their disbelief.
- Overcoming orthodox privilege requires becoming more independent-minded, not just learning more facts.
- One possible solution is to appeal to politeness: take others at their word when they claim unsayable truths exist.