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This comment is kinda harsh isn't it? Do you have anything specific from his words to support: > ... mind become filled with mush > desperate pledge of allegi

This comment is kinda harsh isn't it? Do you have anything specific from his words to support: > ... mind become filled with mush > desperate pledge of allegiance ...

Miner49er 2y ago
I think it's just the fact he spends this much time thinking about wokeness. His whole argument is it's unimportant and performative, so then why did he spend all this time writing an article about it?
- haswell 2y ago
  > His whole argument is it's unimportant and performative, so then why did he spend all this time writing an article about it? Arguably because a large portion of the population doesn't agree that it's unimportant and performative. Current culture is captured by the concept and collectively spends a massive amount of time worrying about it. If you personally feel that this is a waste of time, how else do you communicate that if not by spending time thinking and writing about it? I also think most meetings are a complete waste of time. The fact that many other people feel meetings are important directly impacts me, and just believing that they're a waste isn't good enough. It's necessary to actively push against something if you think that thing needs to change.
- mike_hearn 2y ago
  He doesn't argue it's unimportant. If you took that away from the essay you didn't read it closely enough because it contains sentences like: "College students larp. It's their nature. It's usually harmless. But larping morality turned out to be a poisonous combination." If you're describing something as poisonous, especially if it's the behavior of a large group of people, then you're saying it's important.
- codexb 2y ago
  Because it comes with very real consequences, sometimes even criminal now.
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- diggan 2y ago
  > the fact he spends this much time thinking about wokeness This is the first and only article I recall from PG about wokeness, is it part of some anthology that I've missed or where are you getting the "this much time" part from?
  - Devasta 2y ago
    https://x.com/paulg/status/1878495314975277093 https://x.com/paulg/status/1878495314975277093 Here he is with receipts that he has been talking about wokeness like a weirdo for close to a decade now.
    - diggan 2y ago
      Aha, on Twitter, makes sense I'd miss it. I've mostly been thinking of Twitter as a place for posting random thoughts, and I thought most others saw it like that too, not like a place for serious thinking/discussions. I guess I was wrong.

This comment is kinda harsh isn't it? Do you have anything specific from his words to support: > ... mind become filled with mush > desperate pledge of allegiance ...

Miner49er 2y ago

I think it's just the fact he spends this much time thinking about wokeness. His whole argument is it's unimportant and performative, so then why did he spend all this time writing an article about it?

haswell 2y ago
> His whole argument is it's unimportant and performative, so then why did he spend all this time writing an article about it? Arguably because a large portion of the population doesn't agree that it's unimportant and performative. Current culture is captured by the concept and collectively spends a massive amount of time worrying about it. If you personally feel that this is a waste of time, how else do you communicate that if not by spending time thinking and writing about it? I also think most meetings are a complete waste of time. The fact that many other people feel meetings are important directly impacts me, and just believing that they're a waste isn't good enough. It's necessary to actively push against something if you think that thing needs to change.
mike_hearn 2y ago
He doesn't argue it's unimportant. If you took that away from the essay you didn't read it closely enough because it contains sentences like: "College students larp. It's their nature. It's usually harmless. But larping morality turned out to be a poisonous combination." If you're describing something as poisonous, especially if it's the behavior of a large group of people, then you're saying it's important.
codexb 2y ago
Because it comes with very real consequences, sometimes even criminal now.
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diggan 2y ago
> the fact he spends this much time thinking about wokeness This is the first and only article I recall from PG about wokeness, is it part of some anthology that I've missed or where are you getting the "this much time" part from?
- Devasta 2y ago
  https://x.com/paulg/status/1878495314975277093 https://x.com/paulg/status/1878495314975277093 Here he is with receipts that he has been talking about wokeness like a weirdo for close to a decade now.
  - diggan 2y ago
    Aha, on Twitter, makes sense I'd miss it. I've mostly been thinking of Twitter as a place for posting random thoughts, and I thought most others saw it like that too, not like a place for serious thinking/discussions. I guess I was wrong.