Re:How to Burst the "Filter Bubble" that Protects Us from Op...
by dredmorbius on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @01:34PM
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There is practically no history behind the term "libertardian"
I should have clarified: personal history.
That said, I thought I was being original when I coined it and found (with some satisfaction) that I wasn't.
Convincing people of their follies isn't my primary goal. Understanding their follies and the dynamics behind them are. While I generally don't launch into discussions spewing "libertardian" (present instance being an exception), I do use the term. More often in referring to the philosophy and those who claim adherence to it (itself fraught given the lack of cohesion it and they exhibit).
Of the four cases of adherents I describe, only one is likely to be persuaded by facts and/or reason anyway, typical of any other faith-based religion which puts belief over evidence. So my success rate would of necessity be quite limited.
And the point at which you stop showing respect is the point at which I start calling you out for it on HN.
As I said: the lack of respect for facts and reason (of which there's a long personal history), and the tedium in repeatedly plowing that ground, is why I've resorted to a memetic shortcut which encapsulates if not elucidates the fundamental flaw. That said, while acknowledging your call out, it doesn't in the last bother me for the reasons stated above.
I should have clarified: personal history.
That said, I thought I was being original when I coined it and found (with some satisfaction) that I wasn't.
Convincing people of their follies isn't my primary goal. Understanding their follies and the dynamics behind them are. While I generally don't launch into discussions spewing "libertardian" (present instance being an exception), I do use the term. More often in referring to the philosophy and those who claim adherence to it (itself fraught given the lack of cohesion it and they exhibit).
Of the four cases of adherents I describe, only one is likely to be persuaded by facts and/or reason anyway, typical of any other faith-based religion which puts belief over evidence. So my success rate would of necessity be quite limited.
And the point at which you stop showing respect is the point at which I start calling you out for it on HN.
As I said: the lack of respect for facts and reason (of which there's a long personal history), and the tedium in repeatedly plowing that ground, is why I've resorted to a memetic shortcut which encapsulates if not elucidates the fundamental flaw. That said, while acknowledging your call out, it doesn't in the last bother me for the reasons stated above.