Most ideologies deploy “invented traditions” extensively. E.g., late-1800s Buddhism was completely new, but “original teaching of Buddha.”
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Occurs to me that the reverse is also common. Is there a standard term for this? “Timeworn leading edges” or “obsolete vanguards.”
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@nyansandwich
@nydwracu my crystal ball says there is a cranberry festival in your future. Probably march 2015. Invite your tweeps!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nyansandwich
@nydwracu or else google has inserted sneaky contextual advertising into my crystal ballThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nydwracu @asilentsky Yeah, 1800s Buddhism took from Protestantism: http://meaningness.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/protestant-buddhism/ … Although other Buddhisms have done for 2000 yearsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nydwracu @asilentsky Ooo I like that! I call it “reactionary fabulism” and my outline say I will write a lot about it. Any century now.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nydwracu @asilentsky yes yes coolThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@makehacklearn Yup! Or Mahayana, or Dzogchen, or etcThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@makehacklearn earlier than what?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@makehacklearn hmm, surprising!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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