When you inflict suffering on yourself in the name of some story, it give you a choice: 'Either the story is true, or I am a gullible fool.' And just as we don't want to admit we are fools [...] so we prefer to believe that the story is true. #YuvalNoahHarari

- August 07, 2025

When you inflict suffering on yourself in the name of some story, it give you a choice: 'Either the story is true, or I am a gullible fool.' And just as we don't want to admit we are fools [...] so we prefer to believe that the story is true. #YuvalNoahHarari
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When you inflict suffering on yourself in the name of some story, it give you a choice: 'Either the story is true, or I am a gullible fool.' And just as we don't want to admit we are fools [...] so we prefer to believe that the story is true. #YuvalNoahHarari

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