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shminux comments on What attracts people to learning things that they consider neither interesting nor important? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: shminux 14 March 2014 06:24:27PM 5 points [-]

Can you give a few examples where people voluntarily learn things they consider neither interesting nor important? I am having trouble thinking of any.