I suggested you write that essay. I'll probably agree. I often retweet James Lindsay's pieces when he looks at this.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Yeah, I don't think we're far apart here. But I don't buy your jump from pomo to its overall cultural influence.
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Replying to @marcos_gun
OK. I recommend David Detmer's book on this. He looks at increased receptivity to 'personal truths' & relativity.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @marcos_gun
From this perspective. And he does it in America which is where you seem to be most focused? V different in UK.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Right, but that was just one counterexample. New doubts about authority & expertise is not just an academic phenomenon.
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Replying to @marcos_gun
Which would be an excellent point to make had I claimed it was & not said the opposite.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Yes, you did. But then why attribute the cultural receptivity to the academic side, when it's not the only influence?
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Replying to @marcos_gun
This is a variation on 'Why are you talking about this when this also exists & is more important to me?'
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Replying to @HPluckrose
"Yes this, but also that" isn't the same as "Why are you talking about this?" It's not a denial of the insight.
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Replying to @marcos_gun
But 'Why mention pomo when its not the only thing' is. I've said 'this but also that.'
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I'm specifically writing abt the pomo influence & I feel a paragraph saying why important not to think it whole picture will do
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