I think that's a good observation. The subversives weren't really high on their own supply, they were cynically manipulating. Now, however we've got a generation that accepts critical theory instead of critical thinking.
It feels like less people than ever are questioning authority, power, 'academics' unless the corporate press gives them the go-ahead with whatever buzz word label is the most evil this week applied. I'll take skeptics in my life, anything, just not these true believers. Why are so many people such conformists now?
Is it education? Social media? Maybe social media is the ultimate peer pressure?
People know that if they do research they'll find out the truth about anything. The upside to that is that you are reassured in your views that you already had. The downside is that you're wrong, you're going to have to admit you were wrong, you should have known better by researching it early, and probably it'll lead to finding out you're wrong about related things.
The downside is way, way worse than the upside because people hate being wrong. Even on disposable, nickname accounts like here or reddit it's really hard for people to admit being wrong about inconsequential stuff.
So they just turn off. Better to mindlessly believe authority than be informed.
You can't really make being wrong less hurtful because this is ingrained in our core psyche by evolution. What we can do instead is ruthlessly mock idiots so the upside of not being wrong is a bigger draw. For instance, never forgive the vax mandate people and always rub their noses in it that they should have known better.
less people than ever are questioning authority, power, 'academics'
They are authoritarians who use the appeal to experts fallacy to maintain control, of course they won't tear down the structure they're perched atop. Allowing questions is dangerous to their hegemony.
I think that's a good observation. The subversives weren't really high on their own supply, they were cynically manipulating. Now, however we've got a generation that accepts critical theory instead of critical thinking.
It feels like less people than ever are questioning authority, power, 'academics' unless the corporate press gives them the go-ahead with whatever buzz word label is the most evil this week applied. I'll take skeptics in my life, anything, just not these true believers. Why are so many people such conformists now?
Is it education? Social media? Maybe social media is the ultimate peer pressure?
It's the information age.
People know that if they do research they'll find out the truth about anything. The upside to that is that you are reassured in your views that you already had. The downside is that you're wrong, you're going to have to admit you were wrong, you should have known better by researching it early, and probably it'll lead to finding out you're wrong about related things.
The downside is way, way worse than the upside because people hate being wrong. Even on disposable, nickname accounts like here or reddit it's really hard for people to admit being wrong about inconsequential stuff.
So they just turn off. Better to mindlessly believe authority than be informed.
You can't really make being wrong less hurtful because this is ingrained in our core psyche by evolution. What we can do instead is ruthlessly mock idiots so the upside of not being wrong is a bigger draw. For instance, never forgive the vax mandate people and always rub their noses in it that they should have known better.
They are authoritarians who use the appeal to experts fallacy to maintain control, of course they won't tear down the structure they're perched atop. Allowing questions is dangerous to their hegemony.
Agreed. Love your user name. Mama Tried
Thanks!
RIP The Hag.