If we’re going to talk about the cognitive framing effects of language, as the original post did, how about your use of the word “Mundane”?
To me, it seems actively harmful to accurate thinking, happiness, and your chance of doing good in the world. The implication is characterizing most humans as a separate lower class, with the suggestion of contempt and/or disgust for those inferior beings, which has empirically led to badness (historically: genocide. in my personal experience: it has been poisonous to Objectivism and various atheist groups I’ve been in).
I’d like to hear some examples where framing most people as both “lesser” and “other” has led to good for the world, because all the ones I’m pullin’ up are pretty awful...
To me, it seems actively harmful to accurate thinking, happiness, and your chance of doing good in the world.
Interesting. The terms ‘mundane’ and ‘smart’ always pointed out to me that I am part of a group that is perceived as ‘other’ by some people. I have to be more Machiavellian at times when dealing with mundane people (‘opposed to smart’ more than ‘not smart’), but I don’t consider most people mundane. That said, I have no idea if this interpretation is how other people see it, or if it’s not the intended interpretation.
If we’re going to talk about the cognitive framing effects of language, as the original post did, how about your use of the word “Mundane”?
To me, it seems actively harmful to accurate thinking, happiness, and your chance of doing good in the world. The implication is characterizing most humans as a separate lower class, with the suggestion of contempt and/or disgust for those inferior beings, which has empirically led to badness (historically: genocide. in my personal experience: it has been poisonous to Objectivism and various atheist groups I’ve been in).
I’d like to hear some examples where framing most people as both “lesser” and “other” has led to good for the world, because all the ones I’m pullin’ up are pretty awful...
Interesting. The terms ‘mundane’ and ‘smart’ always pointed out to me that I am part of a group that is perceived as ‘other’ by some people. I have to be more Machiavellian at times when dealing with mundane people (‘opposed to smart’ more than ‘not smart’), but I don’t consider most people mundane. That said, I have no idea if this interpretation is how other people see it, or if it’s not the intended interpretation.
Two examples. Sexual selection and speciation. Nuff’ said.