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> From extremely conforming people originality is met with immediate hostility.

I'd submit a common case of that is someone with a new idea and being confronted with all the reasons it will never work.

And that really does seem like a function of personality. The people saying why it won't work aren't being close-minded; they're gaving the idea a listen and thinking about it critically. They're may not even being outwardly rude. It's simply an unconcious preference to critique and find flaws.



Its not so much about ignorance or close-mindedness but insecurity and fear masked as offense, which is different than rationally forming doubts.




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