Three Laws of Culture War
First Law: If it is a battleground, it is diminishing in value
Second Law: The faster a battleground is declining in value, the more intense the conflict
Third Law: The more tenuous your claim to the diminishing value, the harder you will fight
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No, I don't think that works, too optimistic. The battle is over whose skills/strengths should rate higher in the culture, and is always present.
Seemed less visible bcs in the past one side did not own a printing press...
gwern.net/The-Melancholy
(whole essay is worth reading)
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