A simple way to 3x the clarity of your thinking is to stop using people’s names to point to ideas.
Keynesian
Straussian
Trumpist
Girardian
Zizekian
Deleuzean
Marxist
People-names keep you on maps. Dangerous when territories are shifting.
Exception: okay to use for mockery.
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I think you can extend this to most labels
Being a ‘Democrat’ vs ‘Voting for x Democratic candidate’ (or better a candidate who believes xyz)
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Labels are a necessary but flawed attempt at describing reality. Reality is unique and non-static & therefore requires specificity, but language is full of generalizations (which also carry connotations). True experience & understanding demands no lenses or labels.








