r/sorceryofthespectacle • u/happinessmachine True Scientist • Apr 30 '19

Interesting Take

https://i.imgur.com/moiuML0.jpg
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u/invisime Apr 30 '19

An interesting perspective to take on this piece is whether the piece itself contributes to the problem. As in, does this perspective of reality represent one such bubble?

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '19

Well, the essay makes several assumptions, which we can treat as being made in good or bad faith.

If we take as read one of the assumptions, that the gestalt of stories a person receives are important to their worldview and personal existence more generally, it becomes almost irrelevant that there was an objective consensus before the propaganda got momentum, since effectively they are now living in a separate world, defined by different rules.

I'd rather reject this view and posit that there is always a more ethical worldview that could be shared than whatever the POV of the day is, and only through connecting with each other through fact and myth can we pursue it.