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Outside-the-box thinking is punished, not rewarded, in academia, the military, and most spheres of business. Advancement requires promoting the narrative, not challenging it, ad infinitum. The original commenter's observation regarding Ph.Ds and M.D.s is illustrative.

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Einstein, initially clerked in a Swiss patent office. Was where he developed his early theories. Maybe we wouldn’t have nukes if he’d landed a job at a prestigious indoctrination spot where free thinking vas verboten.

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