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I worked on a research project that dips into some of these concepts. http://stephendavies.org/writings/mitterederEtAl.pdf http://stephendavies.org/writings/mi
by robswc 4y ago
I worked on a research project that dips into some of these concepts.
http://stephendavies.org/writings/mitterederEtAl.pdf http://stephendavies.org/writings/mitterederEtAl.pdf
We referred to the phenomenon of supporting "unrelated" issues as "issue alignment."
IMO, the "benefits" of tribes just don't nearly outweigh the cons and I have only ever been happier by leaving as many as possible. I can't really say if society benefits from them or not (my guess is no) but on a personal level, I'd say leave any if you realize you're spending significant amounts of time pouring over trivial issues.
I really like these ideas though. Some might find them simple but simple is good. It's _very_ easy to forget things like this while operating in the day to day.
- glonq 4y ago"Issue alignment" is the thing I hate the most about partisan politics, especially America's polarized two-party system. Why am I expected/forced to vote in a manner that bundles my views on guns, gender/orientation, race, immigration, education, abortion, jobs, war, taxes, and the economy? I'm "liberal" on some of those issues, "conservative" on others, and centrist on most of them. Ain't no candidates (or even party!) for me to vote for.
- robswc 4y agoYep! Seems to only lend itself to creating a feedback loop too. The more entrenched people get, the more they suck all these other issues into their tribe.