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You can judge a book by its cover

Sasha Chapin · 2 May 2026

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  1. you become aware that others are engaging in a similar sorting process, such that the total human network does reward virtue.
  2. Sure, some skilled sociopaths run amok. But most of those who are crudely, blatantly power-hungry in the long term lose it, or never gain it in the first place.
  3. Almost nobody reaches a position of real respect undeservedly. Famous buffoons don't get respect from the people they really want it from, just sycophants whose praise is meaningless.

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