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The Coward’s Bargain
By Josh Stylman June 28, 2025 Psychology, Technology, Vaccines 16 minute read
But he’s not alone. We’ve created a culture where wrongthink is policed so aggressively that even successful, powerful people whisper their doubts like they’re confessing crimes.
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I was on a hike last year with a very prominent tech VC. He was telling me about his son’s football team—how their practices kept getting disrupted because their usual field on Randall’s Island was now being used to house migrants. He leaned in, almost whispering: “You know, I’m a liberal, but maybe the people complaining about immigration have a point.” Here’s a guy who invests mountains of money into companies that shape the world we live in, and he’s afraid to voice a mild concern about policy in broad daylight. Afraid of his own thoughts.
The Coward's Bargain ⋆ Brownstone Institute
We're not just living in fear—we're teaching our children that fear is price of participation. Society built on fear isn't society at all.Josh Stylman (Brownstone Institute)
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