Was forced to come up with the term "Pioneer Bias" to explain a tech. perspective.
Found the term intriguing.
Discovered something more magical: A critique of the heroic stereotype of the American Pioneer in "Wilderness and the American Mind" by Roderick Nash.
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You all may enjoy Josiah Royce’s history in this vein of uncovering the reality beneath pioneer myths: amazon.com/California-Cha
His philosophy of loyalty builds on the communitarian ethos that was quietly foundational to frontier life. Also jerry brown is a big fan!
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