Probably; societal software is spread more along tribal lines than along impassionate Bayesian models of reality
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Replying to @Plinz
sure but tribal society is generative /collaborative. Discussing opinions is good. Opinion *pieces* are more decree than discussion.
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granted there may have been a time when they allowed us en-masse to have a common cultural context more dynamic than the bible>
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> But any commonality benefits are becoming increasingly scarce.
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Replying to @eron_gj
societal cohesion and basic agreement on interpersonal interfaces to strangers are incredibly beneficial!
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Replying to @Plinz
I agree but the balkanization of media means op-eds no longer create social cohesion. In fact, they work against it!
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Replying to @eron_gj
Misha Gromov suggested today that we rigorously abstain from all opinions and only accept what we can prove. Seems attractive to me
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Replying to @Plinz
So . . . we'll only accept math. Yeah I'm down with that.
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Replying to @eron_gj
what if most of society is designed by nerds in the service of sociopaths and opinion pieces are just programming the normies?
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Replying to @Plinz
You mean what if society is what society currently is?
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