I no longer make any serious attempt to distinguish between Mr. P's views on X, what "ppl" think of X, and X
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Most people actually love to think but don't give a shit and don't understand that kind of perspective-taking
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I pass off Heidegger's views on boredom as my own, or as just what boredom IS; not plagiarism, just courtesy!
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This is connected to something Gnome said the other day about intlekshuls who despise poor whites.
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"Trash" don't mind intellectuals, just want you to Play The Part. Intellectuals themselves think that's trashy
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Normal ppl see anyone whose role is to know & communicate things as storytellers. Greatest sage = best stories
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Self-styled intellectuals posture by refusing to play storyteller, to show that they KNOW storytelling iz dum
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(Because storytelling isn't how the storytellers themselves related to their knowledge. Theorems, data, etc)
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Ppl who love knowledge gradually stop caring about proving how much they know, and even how ignorant they are
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... and start to care about whether they are teaching effectively, serving a role in their civilization.
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/fin. I summon @kantbot2000 to give his stamp of abbroval
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