Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Mar 18, 2022So do people who get repeatedly disillusioned ever stop to think about how they have a thing for illusions? 🤔912129
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Mar 18, 2022I’m not so much a realist as simply too lazy to get illusioned I see people working really hard at constructing their illusions. It’s like a full-time job for a year to install a median illusion.2337
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Mar 18, 2022If ideologues made tv shows instead of writing turgid books, I’d be a Believer. I’d buy into all the major illusions.116
Venkatesh Rao@vgrMatrix but for instant belief modules. Wanna be a diehard communist? $14.99 download. Wanna be a diehard capitalist? $2.99.4:15 AM · Mar 18, 202212 Likes
Emmett Shear@eshear·Mar 18, 2022Replying to @vgrThe titular story from Axiomatic by Greg Egan is a fun exploration of this idea.12
TubunMuzuru@TubunMuzuru·Mar 18, 2022Replying to @vgrI love the word "disillusioned". It is a word used exclusively by stupid people becoming wise people, very much against their will.2
Misha Saul@misha_saul·Mar 18, 2022Replying to @vgrInstant belief modules in instant noodle cups Instant Ramen Trotskyism 2.99