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It's pretty ironic that an article that decries the rise of polarization, using the term "polarization" 18 separate times, ends up being basically just a checkl

It's pretty ironic that an article that decries the rise of polarization, using the term "polarization" 18 separate times, ends up being basically just a checklist of one-sided ideological complaints about the other side.

bena 4y ago
Why would it be ironic to use a word describing the thing you're talking about a lot? It seems that if you're talking about polarization, the word is going to come up more than once.
- cato_the_elder 4y ago
  > Why would it be ironic to use a word describing the thing you're talking about a lot? Their position seems to be that polarization (in the sense of the sides being pushed to extremes) is a bad thing, they claim that has happened, and yet they are extremely one-sided.
desindol 4y ago
Seems pretty fitting tbh? polarization noun [1] : division into two sharply distinct opposites especially : a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society no longer range along a continuum but become concentrated at opposing extremes political polarization … the relationship between partisan polarization and legislative gridlock is direct, with stalemate more frequent as the political center shrinks. — Sarah A. Binder The drift in our society now is not toward a grouping around the middle, but toward polarization. — Richard Todd … the venue where our most fractious … arguments over identity occur: the internet. These arguments do not play out on a democratized playing field where all identities are weighted equally; rather, they play out in a meticulously crafted environment where identities are microtargeted and polarization is amplified by algorithms. — Emma Levy [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polarization https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polarization
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gr__or 4y ago
After reading this book review on Haidt's Righetous Mind (https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-review-the-righteous-mind https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-review-the-r...), I've been wondering if I falsely gave him credence for channeling a neutral voice. This article pushes me further in that direction.

bena 4y ago

Why would it be ironic to use a word describing the thing you're talking about a lot? It seems that if you're talking about polarization, the word is going to come up more than once.

cato_the_elder 4y ago
> Why would it be ironic to use a word describing the thing you're talking about a lot? Their position seems to be that polarization (in the sense of the sides being pushed to extremes) is a bad thing, they claim that has happened, and yet they are extremely one-sided.

desindol 4y ago

Seems pretty fitting tbh? polarization noun [1] : division into two sharply distinct opposites especially : a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society no longer range along a continuum but become concentrated at opposing extremes political polarization … the relationship between partisan polarization and legislative gridlock is direct, with stalemate more frequent as the political center shrinks. — Sarah A. Binder The drift in our society now is not toward a grouping around the middle, but toward polarization. — Richard Todd … the venue where our most fractious … arguments over identity occur: the internet. These arguments do not play out on a democratized playing field where all identities are weighted equally; rather, they play out in a meticulously crafted environment where identities are microtargeted and polarization is amplified by algorithms. — Emma Levy [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polarization https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polarization

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gr__or 4y ago

After reading this book review on Haidt's Righetous Mind (https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-review-the-righteous-mind https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-review-the-r...), I've been wondering if I falsely gave him credence for channeling a neutral voice. This article pushes me further in that direction.