This post was important to my own thinking because it solidified the concept that there exists the thing Obvious Nonsense, that Very Serious People would be saying such Obvious Nonsense, that the government and mainstream media would take it seriously and plan and talk on such a basis, and that someone like me could usefully point out that this was happening, because when we say Obvious Nonsense oh boy are they putting the Obvious in Nonsense. It’s strange to look back and think about how nervous I was then about making this kind of call, even when it was this, well, obvious. Making that first correct call makes a difference.
But in terms of being part of an overall ‘best of’ or ‘most important’ collection for a community as a whole, it would only count if you think it had the same effect on you/others, and made it clear how nonsensical all the Very Serious People could be, and that you had to think for yourself. If all it did for others was point out that the Obvious Nonsense was obvious nonsense in this particular case, there’s not much point.
This post was important to my own thinking because it solidified the concept that there exists the thing Obvious Nonsense, that Very Serious People would be saying such Obvious Nonsense, that the government and mainstream media would take it seriously and plan and talk on such a basis, and that someone like me could usefully point out that this was happening, because when we say Obvious Nonsense oh boy are they putting the Obvious in Nonsense. It’s strange to look back and think about how nervous I was then about making this kind of call, even when it was this, well, obvious. Making that first correct call makes a difference.
But in terms of being part of an overall ‘best of’ or ‘most important’ collection for a community as a whole, it would only count if you think it had the same effect on you/others, and made it clear how nonsensical all the Very Serious People could be, and that you had to think for yourself. If all it did for others was point out that the Obvious Nonsense was obvious nonsense in this particular case, there’s not much point.