the problem is conservatives are incapable of abstract thought, so they have no media literacy and can never think about what the stories mean. even when they’re quite explicit.
that’s why a moron like elon looks at them and thinks “cool, Torment Nexus, it even has the cool X in the name! I should have someone make that. and the world will finally love me.”
I mean I feel like it’s less conservatives in general not having media literacy and just people in general not having media literacy. Even liberals will watch stuff like Andor and still not understand the deeper messages it has about resistance. At the end of the day it’s just a general lack of education especially in America.
I mean liberals are a whole other thing but even if you would say this about leftists instead, my point didn’t imply that the exact opposite is true: obviously being a leftist doesn’t automatically make you a genius media analyst. I’m just saying the conservative mindset is extremely adverse to any level of abstraction, which renders them incapable of a lot of things, understanding analogies being one of them.
also why they can never understand big picture issues (I’m holding a snowball so global warming can’t be real), prioritize statistics over anecdotes (I got sick after a shot so vaccines don’t work at all), or empathize with people they don’t know (eg oppose gay rights, only to support when a family member comes out–if at all).
now that doesn’t mean someone who believes in worker rights automatically is better at all of this, but at least it isn’t physically impossible for them to be so.
Demonizing people is dangerous because it leads us to miss when we make the same mistakes.
In the past I’ve had an idea for a project at work or as a hobby. But when I look into it a bit closer, maybe I got the idea from something I’ve read where it didn’t turn out well. It’s easy to say: I’ve been warned so I’ll avoid the problems and it’ll turn out okay. But that’s why collaboration and review is so important, because it provides a more objective perspective.
If anything, I’d guess that oligarchs have these terrible ideas because they surround themselves with enablers who aren’t objective.
the problem is conservatives are incapable of abstract thought, so they have no media literacy and can never think about what the stories mean. even when they’re quite explicit.
that’s why a moron like elon looks at them and thinks “cool, Torment Nexus, it even has the cool X in the name! I should have someone make that. and the world will finally love me.”
I mean I feel like it’s less conservatives in general not having media literacy and just people in general not having media literacy. Even liberals will watch stuff like Andor and still not understand the deeper messages it has about resistance. At the end of the day it’s just a general lack of education especially in America.
I mean liberals are a whole other thing but even if you would say this about leftists instead, my point didn’t imply that the exact opposite is true: obviously being a leftist doesn’t automatically make you a genius media analyst. I’m just saying the conservative mindset is extremely adverse to any level of abstraction, which renders them incapable of a lot of things, understanding analogies being one of them.
also why they can never understand big picture issues (I’m holding a snowball so global warming can’t be real), prioritize statistics over anecdotes (I got sick after a shot so vaccines don’t work at all), or empathize with people they don’t know (eg oppose gay rights, only to support when a family member comes out–if at all).
now that doesn’t mean someone who believes in worker rights automatically is better at all of this, but at least it isn’t physically impossible for them to be so.
Demonizing people is dangerous because it leads us to miss when we make the same mistakes.
In the past I’ve had an idea for a project at work or as a hobby. But when I look into it a bit closer, maybe I got the idea from something I’ve read where it didn’t turn out well. It’s easy to say: I’ve been warned so I’ll avoid the problems and it’ll turn out okay. But that’s why collaboration and review is so important, because it provides a more objective perspective.
If anything, I’d guess that oligarchs have these terrible ideas because they surround themselves with enablers who aren’t objective.