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History will label the early 21st century The Age of Derping Tribes. "They built out the 'Net and used it to restate priors ad infinitum"
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Do you have anything that goes into detail on your definition of 'derping'? I see bits and piece of this everywhere, but wanna be able to cite something substantive on that idea. I watched the relevant south park episode the night it was aired.
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Being able to identify derping seems quite useful. I notice it the most in "outgroup bad" style rhetoric. Any ideas on how to fight the tendency? I think it drives demon seeds and contextual scissor statements and those scare me. One trigger?:
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probably a useful skill to cultivate, and that seems to be a good heuristic, but I find it easier to simply disengage when I notice myself or the other person derping... if the state of play is going to change in a way that moves my counter, I'm content to wait for it passively
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I think what I'm trying to fight is when members of my following end up acting as gatekeepers / policing me from having meaningful conversation with various outgroup members. Self-reifying mook/knight effect. 'Tribal derping' as emergent internet of beef phenomena?
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