> The principle claim of this essay is that groups never change their viewpoints.
Actually the principal claim is that "a group will never admit they were wrong." I think I agree with both claims.
Actually the principal claim is that "a group will never admit they were wrong." I think I agree with both claims.
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Changing a change of mind is a subset of admitting error. Naval's claim is an absolute ("never"), and a single counterexample serves as a sufficient disproof.
I've provided multiple.
Tobacco, oil, asbestos, lead, pharmaceutical (e.g., Sacklers), coal, gaming, alcohol, dioxins, plastics generally, advertising, adtech, sugar, firearms, trans-fats. That whole slave-trade thing.