To clarify, Platonic is top-down, formulaic, closed-minded, self-serving, and commoditized; a-Platonic is bottom-up, open-minded, skeptical, and empirical. Taleb, Nassim. The Black Swan (p. 182). Penguin Books Ltd. Kindle Edition.
Be the second.
Open-mindedness + skepticism + empiricism: this is a powerful three.