@lorearask @simplic10 I think pessimism would say we never solve problems, which isn't true.
-
-
Replying to @St_Rev
@lorearask
@simplic10 Think about public behavior regarding AIDS in the 80s vs. today. Working treatment extinguished ritual drama.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@lorearask
@simplic10 Or displaced it onto different kinds of worthless play-acting. cf. ebola.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev @lorearask@simplic10 So problem-solving investigation is often ritualized, and the solutions are also? Instinct encourages ritual?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @blue_traveler
@blue_traveler @lorearask@simplic10 No. Ritual is a substitute for problem-solving investigation.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@blue_traveler @lorearask @simplic10 ACT-UP may have had + effect on FDA policy but it didn't discover reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
. Banned in Sweden. SubGenius, Zhuangist, white-hat troll. Defrocked mathematician. Brain problems.