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Clearly, when there is real disagreement between elites and the masses, you can't "scope platforms down to the bits that everyone agreed with". In such a case,
by leereeves 3y ago
Clearly, when there is real disagreement between elites and the masses, you can't "scope platforms down to the bits that everyone agreed with".
In such a case, what would you call a political movement that embraced the position of the non-elites, not as a political tactic, but because actual support of the "masses" is core to the movement?
Whatever word you would use for that, I think you'd understand Rayiner's post better if you replace populist with the word you prefer.
If (and I'm not sure this is true) the "masses" do oppose globalism (worldwide) and secularism (in India), then there is something inherently ______ about those positions.
This side discussion about the true meaning of the word "populist" only distracts from the more important question of whether the people's desires are actually being suppressed by an elite who control the levers of power and the channels of communication.
- tptacek 3y agoThe problem with populism is there's no one platform that captures the masses. It's very much like Spolsky's observation about how the 80% solution in software, and the fact that everybody has a different 20% of dealbreakers on top of that. To capture the core "popularist" stuff we all agree about, you have to be willing to compromise on that 20%. Populism is defined by not doing that.
- idlewords 3y agoI think you two have earned a special section of this tech forum where you can slug it out about politics in peace.
- leereeves 3y agoLike the comments on a post about a "Populist backlash against globalization"? That seems like an appropriate place to discuss politics.
- idlewords 3y agoI follow HN by user threads so I don't necessarily notice where the rayiner/tptacek walls of text are rooted.
- tptacek 3y agoFollow 'jcranmer. He's great.
- kasey_junk 3y agoIt’s the better way to follow comments. I wish the gui made it easier
- tptacek 3y agoAlso follow kasey!