Repeatedly I’m saddened by the sight of people I otherwise like, who are kind, thoughtful etc in their narrow domains, turn into unguided missiles uncritically doing the bidding of assholes because they are just too lazy to acquire a little sentiment literacy.
You seem to be saying "purist" and "nontrivial thought" are opposites. But they're not. "Purist" means holding the line -- a stalwart refusal to do certain things, ever. Generative thought *can* exist within boundaries.
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Not engaging with morons, for instance, is a boundary that can make you more creative.
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Sure if the boundaries are themselves grounded in pragmatic awareness of their limits. How good is your moron classifier if you believe that one How well do you understand axiom of choice, godel type foundational subtleties if you draw a hard boundary around “logical”
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