Where do legitimacy and authority come from in metamodern OR fluid institutions?
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My worry is that its purely something circular - that the stories/structures that are the most meaningful are the ones that manage to feel the most meaningful for the biggest groups of people.
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Or possibly, the ability to play with/unify existing structures of power, which still boils down to charisma/bureaucracy/tradition/resources. Is there something else? Something new?
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Replying to @autotrnslucence
Where do legitimacy and authority come from, ever? The two words that come to mind are “theater” and “leverage”. The former is charisma and narrative control; the latter is real power (to provide food & shelter, to protect, to predict, etc)
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Replying to @levity @autotrnslucence
I would venture that the metamodern/fluid approach is to acknowledge that legitimacy/authority is always constructed & subject to change, that to say someone has legitimacy is more of a “measurement” than a granting of any categorical/unconditional privilege
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This. Yes. So how does an institution that is aware of this act? What does it look like? I can think of ways the humans within it can be aware individually, but not ways the system can be aware of this (maybe some special kinds of metanarratives?).
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Replying to @autotrnslucence
It knows that each statement and action affects the balance of its authority, and chooses its statements and actions accordingly. It is in "dialogue" with the communities it operates within so it knows where it stands
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Hmm. I feel like there's also something where it is able to choose what its authority rests upon, or at least is aware of the ability to change. Still feel like I could be more specific, though.
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