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"The nail that sticks up gets hammered down" works extremely effectively in many cultures. I'm not saying there's other downsides to using that tool, but it is extremely effective.

S.Korea & Japan are in the lowest three obesity rates for a reason. (Third being Italy)




Always interesting to see free speech libertarians defending aggressive social conformism ...


It's not a hard thing to figure out, honestly. I'll vigorously defend your right to express your opinion. That doesn't mean I have to agree with you and I may disagree loudly.

Aggressive social conformism is just everyone disagreeing with you, loudly. It's the kind of thing we should be doing to racists, etc.




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