“So part of winning is being able to deal with human susceptibility to think in stories.”
Exactly! It is especially relevant if you are trying to grow a following around an idea, which SIAI is. Winning requires wearing your Slytherin hat sometimes, and an effective Slytherin will manipulate the stories that they tell and the stories that are told about them.
I read an interesting self-help book recently where the main idea is that you can tell better stories (“hero stories” instead of “victim stories”) about yourself, others, and your situation. Be the Hero by Noah Blumenthal.
“So part of winning is being able to deal with human susceptibility to think in stories.”
Exactly! It is especially relevant if you are trying to grow a following around an idea, which SIAI is. Winning requires wearing your Slytherin hat sometimes, and an effective Slytherin will manipulate the stories that they tell and the stories that are told about them.
I read an interesting self-help book recently where the main idea is that you can tell better stories (“hero stories” instead of “victim stories”) about yourself, others, and your situation. Be the Hero by Noah Blumenthal.