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examples of things that were happening before that aren't happening now: - I read great deep analysis of Putin, - I read great deep analysis of sanctions, pri

examples of things that were happening before that aren't happening now: - I read great deep analysis of Putin, - I read great deep analysis of sanctions, price of Ruble vs USD - I read about Putin's inner circle - On a different subject I read analysis of Xi's political thinking and international relations - On technical subjects, I read interesting new hardware benchmarks - On technical subjects I read about new protocols, new types of compression, different things about blockchain and even the darkweb - I read about issues of free speech online, the effect of platforms on speech, etc, things like that I haven't seen anything like these high-quality subjects in a while now.

Ambolia 5y ago
Well, that's because slow collapse is what is happening. And you are not allowed to point it out. There's too many overproduced elites, and if you are not willing to play ball, there's 80 guys willing to "denounce" you and take your job. [1] https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/11/crises-of-elite-competition-in-the-east-and-west/ https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/11/crises-of-elite-c...
- afpx 5y ago
  Was that essay generated by GPT-3?
  - Ambolia 5y ago
    What meaningless sentence did you find?
    - afpx 5y ago
      They define "wokeness" with a definition that GTP-3 would come up with: ">“Wokeness,” for the purposes of this essay, refers in broad strokes to a cultural, social, and ideological movement in the West that challenges previously accepted cultural narratives (the very narratives that prior eras of relatively stable political consensus relied on), and increasingly determines outcomes in primarily elite institutions. Surviving the academy, getting a job in journalism or a major tech company, filling out a grant form: these are just some of the activities that increasingly require one to be adept at navigating (and by necessity, parroting) the cultural mores of a new social faith." I edited this because I couldn't reply. FYI My point is, how can you critically read an article when the terms are vague?
      - josephcsible 5y ago
        What are you talking about? > “Wokeness,” for the purposes of this essay, refers in broad strokes to a cultural, social, and ideological movement in the West that challenges previously accepted cultural narratives (the very narratives that prior eras of relatively stable political consensus relied on), and increasingly determines outcomes in primarily elite institutions.
      - Ambolia 5y ago
        They did define for the role it plays in the essay? >“Wokeness,” for the purposes of this essay, refers in broad strokes to a cultural, social, and ideological movement in the West that challenges previously accepted cultural narratives (the very narratives that prior eras of relatively stable political consensus relied on), and increasingly determines outcomes in primarily elite institutions. Surviving the academy, getting a job in journalism or a major tech company, filling out a grant form: these are just some of the activities that increasingly require one to be adept at navigating (and by necessity, parroting) the cultural mores of a new social faith. And furthermore, they explicitly say that "wokeness" is irrelevant and the problems come from somewhere else: >Explanatory models referencing some pathology native to Western ideology or a dismal “Faustian spirit” cannot explain what is happening in East Asia today. Understanding the increasingly acute problems facing young people there, at first glance so different from our own concerns, can ultimately offer a clearer view of what has gone wrong in the West.
      - Epiphany21 5y ago
        People are allowed to have differing opinions and styles of writing. Please stop calling everyone you disagree with a bot. It helps no one and dumbs down the public discourse.
- zozbot234 5y ago
  Traditionally, "elite overproduction" would've been viewed as an engine of social mobility: I don't think that it alone can explain social 'collapse'. The ideological superstructure matters, too; and "woke" ideology as described in the article seems like one main factor that would ultimately impede the desirable circulation of elites.
afpx 5y ago
Maybe people are tired of publishing free content.
jstx1 5y ago
You understand that you’re listing what you’ve been reading, not events that have been taking place in the world right?
detaro 5y ago
Seems more an issue with what you are reading than with what is happening.

Ambolia 5y ago

Well, that's because slow collapse is what is happening. And you are not allowed to point it out. There's too many overproduced elites, and if you are not willing to play ball, there's 80 guys willing to "denounce" you and take your job. [1] https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/11/crises-of-elite-competition-in-the-east-and-west/ https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/11/crises-of-elite-c...

afpx 5y ago
Was that essay generated by GPT-3?
- Ambolia 5y ago
  What meaningless sentence did you find?
  - afpx 5y ago
    They define "wokeness" with a definition that GTP-3 would come up with: ">“Wokeness,” for the purposes of this essay, refers in broad strokes to a cultural, social, and ideological movement in the West that challenges previously accepted cultural narratives (the very narratives that prior eras of relatively stable political consensus relied on), and increasingly determines outcomes in primarily elite institutions. Surviving the academy, getting a job in journalism or a major tech company, filling out a grant form: these are just some of the activities that increasingly require one to be adept at navigating (and by necessity, parroting) the cultural mores of a new social faith." I edited this because I couldn't reply. FYI My point is, how can you critically read an article when the terms are vague?
    - josephcsible 5y ago
      What are you talking about? > “Wokeness,” for the purposes of this essay, refers in broad strokes to a cultural, social, and ideological movement in the West that challenges previously accepted cultural narratives (the very narratives that prior eras of relatively stable political consensus relied on), and increasingly determines outcomes in primarily elite institutions.
    - Ambolia 5y ago
      They did define for the role it plays in the essay? >“Wokeness,” for the purposes of this essay, refers in broad strokes to a cultural, social, and ideological movement in the West that challenges previously accepted cultural narratives (the very narratives that prior eras of relatively stable political consensus relied on), and increasingly determines outcomes in primarily elite institutions. Surviving the academy, getting a job in journalism or a major tech company, filling out a grant form: these are just some of the activities that increasingly require one to be adept at navigating (and by necessity, parroting) the cultural mores of a new social faith. And furthermore, they explicitly say that "wokeness" is irrelevant and the problems come from somewhere else: >Explanatory models referencing some pathology native to Western ideology or a dismal “Faustian spirit” cannot explain what is happening in East Asia today. Understanding the increasingly acute problems facing young people there, at first glance so different from our own concerns, can ultimately offer a clearer view of what has gone wrong in the West.
    - Epiphany21 5y ago
      People are allowed to have differing opinions and styles of writing. Please stop calling everyone you disagree with a bot. It helps no one and dumbs down the public discourse.
zozbot234 5y ago
Traditionally, "elite overproduction" would've been viewed as an engine of social mobility: I don't think that it alone can explain social 'collapse'. The ideological superstructure matters, too; and "woke" ideology as described in the article seems like one main factor that would ultimately impede the desirable circulation of elites.

afpx 5y ago

Maybe people are tired of publishing free content.

jstx1 5y ago

You understand that you’re listing what you’ve been reading, not events that have been taking place in the world right?

detaro 5y ago

Seems more an issue with what you are reading than with what is happening.