I don’t think there’s a chance in hell I’ll get a reply, but...
There’s nothing wrong with caring. If your utility function dictates that you have gasp emotional feelings about something, particularly concrete things, like your friends or sexual slavery. Friends are good. If they make you happy, be happy. Sexual slavery is bad, if it makes you feel angry or sad, feel that way, express your feelings. They aren’t magic, though. Try to reflect on them and understand them and where they come from.
It’s when what you become angry at or happy about becomes this foreign abstraction. That’s when the death spirals and mindkilling begins.
Feminism is a political abstraction. As you said, there are many brands of feminism and the distinctions aren’t always clear, but if feminism isn’t well defined, it’s just an applause light. You can’t actually talk about it in a coherent way. Defending labels is a waste of time. Find your values. Defend those.
I don’t think there’s a chance in hell I’ll get a reply, but...
There’s nothing wrong with caring. If your utility function dictates that you have gasp emotional feelings about something, particularly concrete things, like your friends or sexual slavery. Friends are good. If they make you happy, be happy. Sexual slavery is bad, if it makes you feel angry or sad, feel that way, express your feelings. They aren’t magic, though. Try to reflect on them and understand them and where they come from.
It’s when what you become angry at or happy about becomes this foreign abstraction. That’s when the death spirals and mindkilling begins.
Feminism is a political abstraction. As you said, there are many brands of feminism and the distinctions aren’t always clear, but if feminism isn’t well defined, it’s just an applause light. You can’t actually talk about it in a coherent way. Defending labels is a waste of time. Find your values. Defend those.