Might be, but I do see lots of discussions with different opinions.
There are several pretty controversial topics, besides the general agreement that capitalism sucks and nazis are full of shit.
Nevertheless: Hugging and being nice and friendly to each other is, in principle, a good thing.
> besides the general agreement that capitalism sucks and nazis are full of shit
My first thought when I see this kind of thing is "Yeah, fuck nazis" but then I remember that you almost certainly mean something much broader when you say "nazi" than the colloquial version of that word. Nazism is a specific brand of totalitarianism that, having been vilified (and rightly so), is now used as a bogeyman (which is disastrous). "Freedom of speech" is essentially the opposite of nazism, and gets painted with that brush over and over.
> Nevertheless: Hugging and being nice and friendly to each other is, in principle, a good thing.
I do not want a hug.
Niceness is a meek deference used to *appear* kind: be nice to the waitress, be nice to your mom, by all means, but fuck's sake, here? Friendliness and respect, sure, but I don't see a lot of that on Canceldon: I do see a lot of people
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The Rise of Neo-Niceness is fake and gaey
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Polite society has failed,nothing can be learned or agreed upon "Everyone must play nice",when the rules are set to herd you by those who make the rules,but live outside the rules.The Blackpill is there is no solution,just like a bunch of cows funneled thru pens and corrals in a single line encouraging forward movement preventing seeing what is ahead the abattoir awaits internet discussion solves nothing the Alpha and Omega is set
> I don't trust rules; they are meant to be worked around.
Rules exist for people that behave as an aggregate. It's a threshold for acceptability: if you are really determined, then ignore the rule. You can't fight a war on all fronts, though, so people break rules selectively, and this allows society to not collapse completely. (This is, of course, exploited by people in a position to dictate rules.)
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Yes, but I see it a little differently (big surprise).
Rules are method-based, where we need goal-based thinking.
This is roughly analogous to what Jesus H and Buddha were on about.
Plato riffs on this too with his biological determinism visualized as destiny relayed by the gods.
Have you read "The Savage Mind"? I think they way it ties into this topic might be of interest to you.
the_savage_mind--claude_levi-strauss.pdf
> No, but it is now in queue.
Have a look at the first few pages. It is a missing puzzle piece for most modern philosophy and a bridge to account for the impenetrability of some of the older stuff.
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