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The Orthodoxy of Heterodoxy
The main answer is that the pursuit of identity runs against the very grain of existence. To fight it is to doom yourself to endless frustration, and, in fact, to turn your life into a sort of living death.
Alexander Douglas • Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self
For despite Foucault’s refusal to propose a better model for society, it was his rejection of universal truth, his skepticism about the possibility of progress, and his warnings about the power of oppressive discourses that ended up inspiring an ideology that has gone on to transform the left and gain unexpected influence in the mainstream: the ide
... See moreYascha Mounk • The Identity Trap
How can I thrive while operating contrary to dominant social and cultural trends?
The experts all agree: the trend, they say, is your friend.
All you need to do is identify it, and then you ride it out. And, true enough, I’ve watched thousands of people make a buck doing just that. If you are active in the arts, that may be the single most obvious t... See more
The experts all agree: the trend, they say, is your friend.
All you need to do is identify it, and then you ride it out. And, true enough, I’ve watched thousands of people make a buck doing just that. If you are active in the arts, that may be the single most obvious t... See more
Ted Gioia • My 12 Favorite Problems
Just as mimesis and metaphysical desire can make people conform they can also make people divide: Breaking away from the group to carve your own path can also be socially determined, s howing up with a cheap shirt to a dinner where everyone is wearing expensive suits is in some sense also a power play, y ou are so much better than the rest of them ... See more
Jonathan Bi • Lecture I: Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
When too many people try to adopt the contrarian position at once, it’s no longer contrarian. Mavericks become the new consensus-following herd. If everyone tries to outsmart each other by adopting novel or obscure contrarian positions, it leads to player-versus-player environments where the froth and chop of memetic war makes winning even harder.