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> a society where strange people can make outsized constructive contributions even if society at large is trying to hit them with all the bullying tools it uses
by Chris2048 5y ago
> a society where strange people can make outsized constructive contributions even if society at large is trying to hit them with all the bullying tools it uses to make people stand in line
This is a huge generalisations: what "bulling tools" and what "strange"-ness? Social pressure can be used for bad, but it can also be used for good - it binds the fabric of society together.
There's that principle in tech of "not tolerating assholes/toxic people". How does someone strange differ (according to all opinions" from a (perceived) asshole?
- roenxi 5y ago> not tolerating assholes/toxic people Both of those descriptions are metaphorical. I don't know what you mean, and neither do most of the people reading the comment because different people use the words very differently. So while I do put in an effort to respond to questions in this case I cannot.
- Chris2048 5y agoI'm not sure they are metaphorical, beyond the sense that nearly all words are. But in any case, isn't it the point that this is subjective? But so is what constitutes a "strange [person]". Is an anti-vaxer "strange", or an "asshole"? It's not like every society is based on well defined unambiguous rules, sometimes (not) sticking to convention is what discriminates the geniuses and serial killers alike.