reason why i hate term "pathological altruism," apart from it being wrong, is how will hyper-altruists react to it?https://twitter.com/hbdchick/status/698576164131074048 …
@PuzzlePrivateer i think it does matter 'cause 1) pathological is just incorrect, so people will keep... @DIA_operative @JSBTC
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@PuzzlePrivateer ...misunderstanding the situation. it's the same as saying intelligence is down to nurture. and...@DIA_operative@JSBTC -
@PuzzlePrivateer ...2) like i said, i don't think it facilitates communication. who wants to hear their behavior...@DIA_operative@JSBTC -
@PuzzlePrivateer ...is pathological (diseased)? not most people.@DIA_operative@JSBTC
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@hbdchick@DIA_operative@JSBTC I didn't see a tweet where you explained why "pathological" is incorrect -
@PuzzlePrivateer heh. it's way back at the beginning somewhere. =P pathological means caused by disease. there's...@DIA_operative@JSBTC -
@PuzzlePrivateer ...just no way the reciprocal altruism/universalism of nw euros is pathological. much more likely...@DIA_operative@JSBTC -
@PuzzlePrivateer ...a set of behavioral traits that's been selected for over time. i think you can trace its...@DIA_operative@JSBTC -
@PuzzlePrivateer ...trajectory starting in the renaissance.@DIA_operative@JSBTC -
@hbdchick@PuzzlePrivateer@JSBTC Maoists justify their politics by recourse to an idea of universalism for example... -
@DIA_operative yeah, but in practice, maoism is NOT universalistic! neither was soviet communism...@PuzzlePrivateer@JSBTC -
@DIA_operative ...scandinavian socialism, otoh, is a good example of true universalism. all included. really.@PuzzlePrivateer@JSBTC - 8 more replies
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