this is similar to Chomsky’s “allow very lively debate within that spectrum.” method of control. Elevating high noise signal to the same status as low noise signal *kills* signal
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so... is there a virtuous manifestation of Tolerance and Diversity? at a gut level they feel virtuous.
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let’s start w/ tolerance. if “regular tolerance” is a subtle fragmentation and atomization of anyone and anything that doesn’t conform to the system then “true tolerance” is some form of “everything is a finger pointer to the moon.”
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instead of the seductive “Everyone is Right.”, true tolerance proclaims the far more bitter “Everyone is Wrong.” instead of arrogance it creates humility. yet arrogance is the sureness that binds that raft of humanity together.
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to see that everyone is wrong is to realize that everyone is Lost. can you actually handle this without falling into nihilism, cynicism, hedonism, or constant boredom? can you NOT hold seething resentment for all hierarchy of values, seeing them as PHONY.
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what about diversity? if pseudo-diversity is just a militia-call for those who think the same but look different, or some way of getting the Elves to be the archers and the Dwarves to do the mining, what is the ACTUAL virtue in diversity of moral compasses?
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nature provides a clue. every animal is a moral outlook that mindlessly replicates and attack everything else in an intricate dance of predator and prey.
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despite ALL the technological advances we still have to enslave millions of silkworms to create silk despite the (relative) simplicity of the silkworm and the silk.
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the virtue of diversity then is the SAME virtue of Chaos. that which is the Source of everything and into which all Order must eventually return.
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in secular terms, this is “potential”, or “unknown unknowns” or “faith in God” or “emergence”. it is the the direct opposite of a hyper-clean hyper optimized system where everything knows its place.
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within the framework of Chaos as “Good”, moral judgements are impossible just as we do not release or kill butterflies in an attempt to control hurricanes. we simply don’t know how the story will end.
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so in summary. if i kill a bird and ur like “oh no cats are murderers” i’ll be like “yep”. but if ur all “cats are BAD and EVIL.” then Fuck. You.
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