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Русская версия доступна тут: umneem.org/mrp/34The bias includes different situations when people tend to preserve the current state of things. And usually this state already exists for a certain period of time.
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4 AB When decisions need to be made, status quo bias can cause missed opportunities.
4 AJ (nc)
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Thank you, I updated the comic.
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Can't tell if AB is being serious, or decided to troll AJ after leafing through a rationalist ethics book. XD
Still, the girl has some good points. (Though I think Applejack would at least indulge Applebloom on the vines. Applejack is practical enough to see the usefulness in another crop, and let's not forget Applebloom taking up potion-making--not exactly the "traditional" interest of a farmgirl, methinks. 
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Yes, that will be interesting if she gets cutie mark for potions making...
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I think that white unicorn's(I wish I could remember her name!) spirit has gone and possessed AppleBloom.
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You aren't the only one who thinks so.
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Change is good - a society kept volatile will not stagnate and wither. On the other hand, the rate of change must be reasonable - if it outpaces people ability to adapt to it, society will be destabilized and thrown into turmoil.
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Yes, that's a good approach.
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Despersion, stop using Apple Bloom to practice your ventriloquism. Use Scootaloo instead.
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As Gonzo says: Have a chicken to distract the audience in case you mess up the act.
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And then there are those who because something is new, is therefore superior to what has come before it.
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Well, that assumption isn't without supporting examples, even if it IS on the arrogant side. I know I'd choose penicillin over mercury treatments any day of the week.
Then again, assuming a break from tradition is automatically out of arrogance and disrespect is just as destructive as NOT respecting tradition at all, IMAO.
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Just because something is new, does not make it better. Take a look at all the movie remakes that have bombed over the years.
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...You DID see that I acknowledged that assumption wasn't always correct in my reply, right?
And it works both ways--just because something has been around for a long time, does NOT make it the "right" way.
Pasteurizing milk was lambasted as "meddling with nature".
The printing press was seen as cheapening the great art of writing.
Napeoleon supposedly dismissed steamship designers with, "Away with you, you visionists!"
Just playing devil's advocate here.
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New knowledge often gives some advantage.
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Looks like Apple Bloom has been hanging out with Despersion a lot lately. Her message about the status quo is so true.
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Buck status quo! Give me my buckin' cutie mark!
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lol, it's good to break tradition once in a while.
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It is the continuation from issues 16 and 17.
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