I’m interested in how a domain, work of language or art, mathematical proof, movie, etc. can be “up its own ass”
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I think the core is being excessively self-focused, in repetitions/layers, and ignoring outside world - ultra-advanced omphaloskepsis
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A certain level of focus on tools is acceptable, but after a while we expect people and things to “get on with it” whatever “it” is
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What are the most “up its own ass” things you can think of? Feel free to include things you like that are nonetheless up their own asses
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Replying to @enormous_jim
Ordinary Banana Retweeted Adam Strandberg
this has been contested and I’m not sure where I come outhttps://twitter.com/the_lagrangian/status/1009955841980751872 …
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I think, in general, the surest way "out" for a self-critiquing or self-referencing work is via displays of earnestness by its creator. GEB comes off (to me) as pure exercise in grand-unified-theory-ing and doesn't really reach anywhere outside of that mission
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