LessWrong AI July 5, 2026 · Communities

Reflections on The Scout Mindset

This is a cross post from my blog post.Last year, I read Julia Galef’s book The Scout Mindset.It argues that many people have a “soldier mindset.” They hold strongly to a set of beliefs because these beliefs benefit them in some way. And, as a result, whenever these people come across new information, they hold onto th