After my post about my theory of epistemic tribes, a few people asked "Okay, so how do you use this in practical terms?" - Here's an example from a new epistemic tribe on Twitter for a case study.
I am examining the exclusionary behavior of epidemic tribes through the mis-use of the Paradox of Tolerance as a memetic. I’ve had trouble with the essay. The first problem is that Popper’s foundational work has some good ideas but it’s an intellectual mess. It’s more of a polemic than a positive statement of values. What I was able to salvage from his thoughts was the contrast between the “closed society” (tribal) and “open society” (rational individualist). The difficulty, I now see, may be that I was applying rationalist framing in a postrat world. My journey into metamodernism was arrested by my reaction to some of the more narcissistic and status seeking behaviors in the communities I encountered. I’m going to share this Substack to one of them that seems to get it right more often than others. It’s a shame this essay hasn’t gotten more traction. Hopefully, I can facilitate some engagement.
I am examining the exclusionary behavior of epidemic tribes through the mis-use of the Paradox of Tolerance as a memetic. I’ve had trouble with the essay. The first problem is that Popper’s foundational work has some good ideas but it’s an intellectual mess. It’s more of a polemic than a positive statement of values. What I was able to salvage from his thoughts was the contrast between the “closed society” (tribal) and “open society” (rational individualist). The difficulty, I now see, may be that I was applying rationalist framing in a postrat world. My journey into metamodernism was arrested by my reaction to some of the more narcissistic and status seeking behaviors in the communities I encountered. I’m going to share this Substack to one of them that seems to get it right more often than others. It’s a shame this essay hasn’t gotten more traction. Hopefully, I can facilitate some engagement.