Subvert the Dominant Paradigm

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“A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows.” —William James (1842-1910)1

Indeed, those creative individuals who advance the frontier of any subject are often, particularly in the initial stages of developing and sharing new paradigms, regarded with disdain by the mainstream authorities. Because the conventional establishment defends its ingrained ideas, the cutting edge of any discipline—science and medicine included—is aptly named and can be painful.

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also: “the way to subvert the dominant paradigm is to have more fun than they do and make sure they know it.”

― Jason F. McLennan, Zugunruhe: The Inner Migration To Profound Environmental Change