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Re:Urbit Precepts Discussion by x86ARMsRace on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @03:11PM (#25280934)
There's a lot to be said for separating the art from the artist (Heidegger always comes to mind). That being said, if the art is an expression of the ideas that are considered reprehensible, then it becomes much harder.

With the example of Heidegger, his core works, including Being and Time, did not expound upon his Nazi sympathies. Had Being and Time instead be a work which deeply integrated Nazi ideology, the dialog around the work would be significantly different. Instead, a clean line can be drawn between Heidegger the Nazi, and Heidegger's work.

With Yarvin on the other hand, his work actually expounds upon the ideology he created. There's no clear way to draw a line between Yarvin's ideology, and Yarvin's software, since they're so deeply linked.

Re:Urbit Precepts Discussion by dundarious on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @03:21PM (#25281046)
I think GP wants to know why specifically Urbit and Yarvin's ideology are inseparable.
Re:Urbit Precepts Discussion by x86ARMsRace on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @03:49PM (#25281410)
Michael1999 does a far better job summarizing this than I did. They've replied to the parent comment to this thread.
Re:Urbit Precepts Discussion by d_theorist on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @03:52PM (#25281460)
Yes, sure. But what I am asking is specifically why are Urbit and Yarvin’s ideology impossible to separate?
Re:Urbit Precepts Discussion by x86ARMsRace on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @03:54PM (#25281489)
I misinterpreted what you were asking. That being said, Michael1999 does a much better job explaining that I can.