IT TAKES A MINISCULE MINORITY, 3%-4% OF A POPULATION, WHO IS INTRANSIGENT THEMSELVES, IN ORDER TO CHANGE A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE’S OPINIONS.
3 years ago
The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dictatorship of the Small Minority https://nassimtaleb.org/tag/minority-rule/
Unlike a democracy, where people vote, it does not take a majority or supermajority to legally make a change…changing the conversation or changing someone’s mind has much lower requirements.
Charles Tadros, M.D.
Saint Louis, Missouri
June 2021
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU FELT THAT YOU WERE A MINORITY IN A SETTING OR SITUATION? WHAT DID IT FEEL LIKE? HOW LONG DID YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO FEEL THIS WAY? DID YOU FEEL THE URGE TO FIND A WAY OUT OF THE SITUATION? Date July 9, 2021 In relation to appearance. COMMON AS WELL AS UNCOMMON CAUSES FOR THE IRRITABLE BOWEL-LIKE SYMPTOMS of ABDOMINAL PAIN, GAS, BLOATING, CONSTIPATION, and DIARRHEA. [ Incomplete list. Please see your healthcare provider.] Date April 27, 2021 In relation to celiac sprue THERE ARE EUPHEMISMS USED IN THERAPY, SUCH AS, “UNPLEASANT FEELINGS” AND “FEELING ICKY”, WHICH DO NOT ADEQUATELY CONVEY THE INTOLERABLE, INCAPACITATING AND BOTTOMLESS DEPTH AND EXPANSIVE BREADTH OF HOPELESSNESS AND DESPAIR IN DEPRESSION. Date June 3, 2021 In relation to DEPRESSION
