The wine culture is, in my opinion, all about status signaling. I wouldn’t be surprised if wine enthusiasts are also over-cynical: a common intellectual status signal.
Interesting. Is there a pejorative connotation to being cynical that rationalists know of? Does that just mean they’re really critical? Does it mean I’m hyper-critical?! I may be.
It’s definitely true that the wine world is swamped with people that excessively favor tradition. It can impede progress or any kind of logical discourse at times.
The wine culture is, in my opinion, all about status signaling. I wouldn’t be surprised if wine enthusiasts are also over-cynical: a common intellectual status signal.
Interesting. Is there a pejorative connotation to being cynical that rationalists know of? Does that just mean they’re really critical? Does it mean I’m hyper-critical?! I may be.
It’s definitely true that the wine world is swamped with people that excessively favor tradition. It can impede progress or any kind of logical discourse at times.
I think Eliezer’s take on cynicism is spot on.
Voted up. Tradition is annoying.