I’m trying to dispute the idea that it is safe, reasonable, or rational to ignore politics. “Politics is the mind-killer” is one part community norm for this forum and one part warning about cognitive bias. Just like “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” Mindkiller is a warning, not a prohibition on political action or thought.
People’s everyday lives have very little to do with the political opinions they endorse. Indeed people’s lives in general have very little to do with the political opinions they endorse. The only exception is that lives tend to go better for those who identify ruling and dominant ideologies/parties and stick to them when they are ascending rather than when declining.
So if I cite a philosopher talking about politics, you’ll be more impressed?
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I’m trying to dispute the idea that it is safe, reasonable, or rational to ignore politics. “Politics is the mind-killer” is one part community norm for this forum and one part warning about cognitive bias. Just like “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” Mindkiller is a warning, not a prohibition on political action or thought.
People’s everyday lives have very little to do with the political opinions they endorse. Indeed people’s lives in general have very little to do with the political opinions they endorse. The only exception is that lives tend to go better for those who identify ruling and dominant ideologies/parties and stick to them when they are ascending rather than when declining.