There's a sort of Dark Tetrad of topics: social identity, intelligence, religion, and genetics-and-culture. People who only ever talk about those 4 things... I tend to run from them. For mental health, those topics should not consume >20% of your intellectual bandwidth.
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Is social identity supposed to mean what it sounds like at face value, or be a reference to more specific types of political/cultural positions? Of those topics a broad interpretation of social identity might be the most likely to take up bandwidth for a wide range of people.
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Thinking about counter examples. Devout friends for whom religion is a big part of their life where they play a significant role in their community (paid or unpaid religious leader). Can be wonderful people.
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So long as the stay 100 yards away from Wonderful People of a different persuasion
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The four most interesting topics, especially the first and third. I'm not sure I could even restrict them to 20% per topic.
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They also attract prolific producers of banal politicized schlock, making them rather unattractive topics to learn about.
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Thoughtful observation. Those all seem to be very alluring psychic pitcher plants. Do you suppose it's because they can be leaned as interpretational panacea that aim to precontextualize everything while also affirming that you're correct a prior/prima facie?






