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> The furrow of pseudo-intellectual troglodyte conservatism that Scott Alexander and his followers are ploughing is remarkably similar, to a comical level of ec

> The furrow of pseudo-intellectual troglodyte conservatism that Scott Alexander and his followers are ploughing is remarkably similar, to a comical level of eccentric detail, such as overstated disdain for poetry and other kinds of absurd, arch gestures of distaste. This in no way resembles what I’ve seen from siskind and frankly your comments seems like a bizarre form of character assassination.

legerdemain 6y ago
Repeated and sustained interest in explicitly racist fringe ideologues, because "what if there's gold there"? Weary dismissals of "ugh, gender"? Complaints about perceived wretchedness of contemporary art? Anxieties about criminality as a missed harbinger of social catastrophe? Openness to ideas about some kind of across-the-board cultural decay or loss of vigor? Paranoia about being persecuted for the intellectual courage to examine dangerous, yet important ideas? I mean, this is aggrieved doomsday conservatism in its full, florid form. All that's missing is some outbursts about the ivory tower being packed with radical liberals. And I'm sure I could find plenty of "discussion" of that pivotal issue, with extended citations from other intellectual figures in this "sphere," if I went looking for it in SSC archives.
- chordalkeyboard 6y ago
  > explicitly racist fringe ideologues according to you, he is a racist. so all the people swarming the internet to dox him and misinterpret leaked personal correspondence are demonstrating "Repeated and sustained interest in an allegedly explicitly racist fringe ideologue." > Weary dismissals of "ugh, gender"? oh no! > Complaints about perceived wretchedness of contemporary art? What a Philistine. > Openness to ideas about some kind of across-the-board cultural decay or loss of vigor? What moron is open to ideas in this day and age? > Paranoia about being persecuted for the intellectual courage to examine dangerous, yet important ideas? Apparently its not paranoia. > I mean, this is aggrieved doomsday conservatism in its full, florid form. You've convinced me, he's a terrible person and you're correct to misrepresent his words because he's not entitled to being represented accurately. > All that's missing is some outbursts about the ivory tower being packed with radical liberals. Well just pretend its there, that didn't stop you from misrepresenting anything else he posted.

legerdemain 6y ago

Repeated and sustained interest in explicitly racist fringe ideologues, because "what if there's gold there"? Weary dismissals of "ugh, gender"? Complaints about perceived wretchedness of contemporary art? Anxieties about criminality as a missed harbinger of social catastrophe? Openness to ideas about some kind of across-the-board cultural decay or loss of vigor? Paranoia about being persecuted for the intellectual courage to examine dangerous, yet important ideas? I mean, this is aggrieved doomsday conservatism in its full, florid form. All that's missing is some outbursts about the ivory tower being packed with radical liberals. And I'm sure I could find plenty of "discussion" of that pivotal issue, with extended citations from other intellectual figures in this "sphere," if I went looking for it in SSC archives.

chordalkeyboard 6y ago
> explicitly racist fringe ideologues according to you, he is a racist. so all the people swarming the internet to dox him and misinterpret leaked personal correspondence are demonstrating "Repeated and sustained interest in an allegedly explicitly racist fringe ideologue." > Weary dismissals of "ugh, gender"? oh no! > Complaints about perceived wretchedness of contemporary art? What a Philistine. > Openness to ideas about some kind of across-the-board cultural decay or loss of vigor? What moron is open to ideas in this day and age? > Paranoia about being persecuted for the intellectual courage to examine dangerous, yet important ideas? Apparently its not paranoia. > I mean, this is aggrieved doomsday conservatism in its full, florid form. You've convinced me, he's a terrible person and you're correct to misrepresent his words because he's not entitled to being represented accurately. > All that's missing is some outbursts about the ivory tower being packed with radical liberals. Well just pretend its there, that didn't stop you from misrepresenting anything else he posted.