A temptation of subcultural intellectualism is wanting to adopt to esoteric takes for roughly same reason you might want to wear uniquely “you” clothes. This poses a problem when best arguments are in fact boring, familiar ones that are commodities in intellectual fashion sense.
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The converse is acting basic just to troll the snooty subculturalites around obvious insecurities. Acting basic when I actually take the insecure-esoteric positions seriously is a stronger temptation for me than temptation to act esoteric when I actually believe the basic take.
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The temptation to esotericism sucks in excellence oriented types. The temptation to trollish basicness sucks in mediocrity oriented type like me.
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One of the reasons you’ve grown on me so fast. Not boring at all, even at your most “reactionary”. I see someone who thinks before he speaks, even as he’s performing much of that thinking live and out loud. Big green flag in terms of intellectual probity, if you ask me.
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