There is no worse pseudointellectual than a Very Intellectual and Scientifically Enlightened Person, that much is generally understood outside of scientistic circles. But I have to say, the so-called "doers" (see: most right-wing public figures) are just as aggravating to me.
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It's not only the relentless (and fake) application of the thinker-vs-doer dichotomy, but also that they all seem to use their labelling themselves as doers as a cover... ... for their own, equally untenable pseudointellectualism.
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Firstly, because it takes a special kind of asshole to say "I have such and such material success, ergo I'm a doer." Secondly, because their various homebrew theories on everything under the sun are just as stupid, ideologically motivated or straight-up bought as any other.
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Replying to @Triquetrea
Well said. This highlights the fallacy (which extends beyond intellectualism) that anyone who is "successful" by [insert relative standard] can by definition give an authoritative account of why they are in fact that way, and why that's the "right" approach.
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(See endless supply of athlete-endorsed diets and alt medicine.)
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Yes, but worse: even insightful people often don't know *why* they're insightful, so their pet theories are often BS. E.g. I have *very* strong intuitions about people - they can be extremely accurate, but belief in my theories about people has always let me down.
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Once I learned that I have no idea why something I do works, even if it works, I stopped believing much in my own theories. That has really helped, though it makes epistemic doubt as intellectual cop-out a real danger to be mindful of. Some things are more true than others.
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Replying to @Triquetrea @Failed_Buddhist
epistemic doubt shall be the whole of the law
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Ironically, it can develop into its own kind of myopic certitude.
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(Though on average "I know nothing," does less damage than "I know for certain.")
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both of the extreme cases are bad. developing flexible epistemic stances is good. "I might be wrong" is an outrageously powerful stance. "I'm probably right" is one of the weakest and most vulnerable stances there is.
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