To paraphrase the old TV commercials. "This is your mind on postmodern thinking. Any questions?" Just like mate selection in peacocks created elaborate pointl

To paraphrase the old TV commercials. "This is your mind on postmodern thinking. Any questions?" Just like mate selection in peacocks created elaborate pointless plumage, competition among scholars in fields with inadequate connection to reality allow divergence off into absurd lines of thought which have their own elegant internal consistency but no external purpose. They could just be considered art or entertainment, except for the risk of causing grave harm when someone mistakenly uses them to justify policy without evaluating their consistency with reality or legible human values. See also the recent HN thread on kritiks in high school debate: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36920566 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36920566