Departing from the usual pattern for a long form seriouspost about subcultures and community dynamics (~1000 words):
synkretie.net/writings/subcu
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In which I refer to this: meaningness.com/metablog/geeks
And how it pains me every time I see it because I think I'm in a position to know better
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nobody will read this - but it's fine, I just needed to get it out of my system and have something to link to
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hmm, decompress this a bit, not sure if I follow
sense of belonging is central, yes. some people seem to need it more than others
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it's the unitiated's responsibility to learn, it's the initiate's responsibility to teach
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I'm totally fine with disagreeing, I thrive on it (it only needs to be on an interesting level)
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I remember reading MOP theory before, and just like then, I have a vague sense of grossness that you've codified.
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so, thanks for putting my nebulous disquiet into an actual argument.
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