The first page or two was promising, I'll try to get through it later. > it doesn't seem to be Eco's intent, and I assume most people who share this article th

The first page or two was promising, I'll try to get through it later. > it doesn't seem to be Eco's intent, and I assume most people who share this article these days are mainly trying to broaden out our understanding of history Yeah, I agree with this. One way I've been starting to look at it is that anthropologists/sociologist will study this stuff academically, observationally, but then some distortions can happen: - In an attempt to provide a tidy narrative, various shades of gray get lumped into the black and white columns - The results of the research get weaponized. Guilt by association.