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spider-bro t1_iu4vrc8 wrote

Why should a person’s aims not be “too ambitious”?

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traumfisch t1_iu8e1vg wrote

Well this was specifically about philosophy and the idea of "being right", not about "a person's aims".

It can result in confirmation bias, for one thing

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iiioiia t1_iua1aee wrote

Excess ambition of certain kinds can get one suicided in some cases. :(

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