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This is a perfect example of an attempt at Kafkatrapping, specifically I'd say it is a "model S" Kafkatrap: http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=2122 http://esr.ibiblio.or
by jstanley 7y ago
This is a perfect example of an attempt at Kafkatrapping, specifically I'd say it is a "model S" Kafkatrap: http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=2122 http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=2122
> Skepticism about any particular anecdotal account of {sin,racism,sexism,homophobia,oppression,…}, or any attempt to deny that the particular anecdote implies a systemic problem in which you are one of the guilty parties, is itself sufficient to establish your guilt.
- jb775 7y agoYour comment just sent me down a rabbit-hole learning about Kafkatrapping. Really interesting to see a new term coined out of thin air that encapsulates so much meaning. It's pretty crazy how hard it is to defend against, I feel like viable defenses are still evolving.
- tptacek 7y agoYou should be a little careful about using this term; it has a pronounced ideological origin you might not want to affiliate with (or maybe you would, who knows). Raymond did not invent the notion of a circular or illogical argument.
- tptacek 7y ago"All birds have wings. Airplanes have wings. Therefore, airplanes are birds". Does this really need its own term, or is Raymond's coinage just a sneaky way of injecting an ideological vantage point into a conversation?