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On one hand, I agree that people are prone to magical reasoning. The invisible hand of the market would be one such quasi-religious belief. On the other hand, u
by peterashford 5y ago
On one hand, I agree that people are prone to magical reasoning. The invisible hand of the market would be one such quasi-religious belief. On the other hand, using 'woke' as a pejorative as the article does is troubling given that being woke is simply being aware of injustice and power imbalances. That's basically just understanding the world you live in - it's not a personal attack and if you think it is I suspect you need to think about why that may be.
- gsinclair 5y agoBeing woke is not simply that, though. At the risk of being pejorative, it involves being smug about possessing such awareness, and judgemental about others’ supposed lack of it. That smugness may be exuberant but innocent (e.g. teenagers), or it may be hostile (e.g. uni students seeking to de-platform people). I agree that the article would have been better to steer clear of implied pejoratives.