hodlbod on Nostr: Critical theory applied to nostr: ...
Critical theory applied to nostr:
For the uninitiated, CT is the driving force behind "wokeness". It's a rhetorical technique intended to manipulate people through guilt to get on board with whatever agenda you choose to sanctify through whatever victimhood you choose to appeal to.
Its nature is to shut down reasonable disagreement by discrediting your opponents through appeals to the virtue of the victim and "dismantling structures of power". Ironically, a key part of the strategy is to project its own flaws on its opponents by accusing them of power politics:
The result of critical theory is division, and a never-ending quest to be a member of the most victimized group. This in turn undermines everything praiseworthy: skill, virtue, intelligence, and anything that would naturally cause someone to get ahead in life become categorically evil, and cause the disintegration of communities and societies.
I will be muting Laeserin (nprofile…zgsd) because I have zero tolerance for this crap, and so should anyone who wants to see nostr (or anything else) succeed.
quoting nevent1q…hj5nYou might be a Nostr Elite if...
1) You have over 1000 followers, but only post every couple of days or weeks.
2) You are famous from "someplace else", so you don't feel like you need to prove anything to anyone and expect everyone to recognize you from there.
3) You hardly follow anyone else, who isn't an elite, or your follow list is stale and you don't care.
4) You rarely repost anyone else's stuff or hang out in their threads.
5) You rarely respond to mentions or tags, unless they're from another elite, and you feel put-upon by them.
6) You don't actively search for new npubs to follow or interact with.
7) You mostly repost things you've posted elsewhere.
8) You post things and then only respond for a short time.
9) When someone reposts you, you don't feel curious to find out more about them.
10) You think there is no Nostr Elite.
For the uninitiated, CT is the driving force behind "wokeness". It's a rhetorical technique intended to manipulate people through guilt to get on board with whatever agenda you choose to sanctify through whatever victimhood you choose to appeal to.
Its nature is to shut down reasonable disagreement by discrediting your opponents through appeals to the virtue of the victim and "dismantling structures of power". Ironically, a key part of the strategy is to project its own flaws on its opponents by accusing them of power politics:
quoting nevent1q…uzqrYou are just here to shut down the conversation because it contradicts what you see as the Natural Order.
I won't engage you on this.
The result of critical theory is division, and a never-ending quest to be a member of the most victimized group. This in turn undermines everything praiseworthy: skill, virtue, intelligence, and anything that would naturally cause someone to get ahead in life become categorically evil, and cause the disintegration of communities and societies.
I will be muting Laeserin (nprofile…zgsd) because I have zero tolerance for this crap, and so should anyone who wants to see nostr (or anything else) succeed.