it's a good example of something that i've been slowly turning over in my brain for a while. this thing of people engaging with what is basically social theory (as opposed to like, Social Theory), drawing insights, articulating the mechanics of how bits and pieces of culture work, and how weirdly popular that is. how empowering these insights can be. but also doing it while clearly never having studied it formally, not even at undergraduate or whatever; and obviously the audiences generally haven't either.The whole thread is pretty crazy but at least 50% right I think?
well he's not an idiot. he's thinking things through the same as everyone else. and he has that curiosity about the world. but this kind of thing is his source of information. and its well done obviously. whereas, all things considered, its a shame that he hasn't had the opportunity (and i mean that seriously, he never had the chance) to get stuck into foucault or whatever. or even you know. basic things about evidence and scientific method.you just think you're brother is an idiot. youve told us this before.
yeah but i bet you've engaged with some of the ideas that come out of it. i mean obviously you have. on here at a minimumive never done any of that either and i dont feel its any great loss tbh
I wouldn't say formal background lessens the bullshit factor, to be fair. Indeed, it may worsen itit's a good example of something that i've been slowly turning over in my brain for a while. this thing of people engaging with what is basically social theory (as opposed to like, Social Theory), drawing insights, articulating the mechanics of how bits and pieces of culture work, and how weirdly popular that is. how empowering these insights can be. but also doing it while clearly never having studied it formally, not even at undergraduate or whatever; and obviously the audiences generally haven't either.
and then as in this case, mixing those insights in with total utter bullshit
It's a silly name but is there an ideology of the left fostered in universities that is vaguely PoMo and Marxism indebted and believes deeply illiberal things yeswhereas from my bro he'll hear the term 'cultural marxism' and think that it's actually a thing
I made 100 dollars yesterday putting a demon that looked like it was made of butter on someone btwunfortunately he is still disfiguring, scarring and maiming people in his spare time
So it's a religion of the middle classes that seems rightall poor kids say the n word regardless of race and everyone is ok with it is what I learned from teaching yes.
the only person who makes money in a more ridiculous way than meI made 100 dollars yesterday putting a demon that looked like it was made of butter on someone btw
i mean i don't know where the term comes from, and i've got no evidence for this, but i feel pretty sure that the 'marxism' bit is just in there (or has been transmitted in a memetic sense) because it sounds like communism to a lot of peopleIt's a silly name but is there an ideology of the left fostered in universities that is vaguely PoMo and Marxism indebted and believes deeply illiberal things yes
Would Marx and Foucault roll in their graves if they knew their legacy in this ideology also yes