Penetrating essay by @safeortrue (typical of @QuilletteM) takes critical theory seriously, unpacks it, and shows it to be dangerous nonsense, inconsistent with a humane & objective search for truth. Overused slogans & epithets becoming caricatures too.http://quillette.com/2017/12/09/white-women-tears-wilfrid-laurier-critical-theory/ …
Yes, it is also the average number of people you can have reciprocal interactions with. The innovation is that we evolved a way to have nontransactional cooperation, which enabled religion and ideology.