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  "text": "Whenever I interview someone for a job, I like to ask this question: \"What important truth do very few people agree with you on?\"\n\nThis question sounds easy because it's straightforward. Actually, it's very hard to answer. It's intellectually difficult because the knowledge that everyone is taught in school is by definition agreed upon. And it's psychologically difficulty because anyone trying to answer must say something she knows to be unpopular. Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius.",
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