Heavily downvoted for (a) not answering the question and (b) instead using this space as an opportunity to repeater signal boost the left’s narrative in this particular corner of the culture wars.
[Edited to correct an inappropriate blindness on my part.]
There are ways to say true things that are partly, mostly, or entirely for reasons having nothing to do with conveying the truth.
Notice the contrasting terms “anti-progress” vs. “inclusion”. And the framing about some folk not wanting categories of people to exist, rather than any kind of framing that such folk are caring for something that matters to them and might matter to civilization. And the injection of a slogan in the last line.
The tone of this isn’t about explaining something. It’s implicitly asserting that wokism is just overwhelmingly popular, which is the closest to an answer to the original question as is given. But it’s mostly about frame assertion.
I don’t care how true someone’s utterances are, or what side of the culture wars they’re fighting for, if they’re bringing in tactics like these. It heavily pollutes the information commons.
…I would appreciate understanding expressed in the form of recognizing why I find the word woke to be an aggressive choice of words.
Oh. Actually I didn’t know that “woke” was a problematic word in this corner of memespace. I was just trying to point at the memetic structure and found this term lying around. I’ve seen it on media from far left to far right, so I’d guessed it was just the word everyone had converged on for referring to this thing.
I also am sure that a more skillful version of me could have named and navigated all this with a lot more grace. You seem to be sensitive on this spot, but I also kind of hit it with a hammer. Sadly I don’t yet see a more graceful way to do the thing I’m caring for without fawning. But I’ll get there. I regret you got hit in the process.
Mmm. As I just mentioned here, I actually didn’t know use of “woke” got interpreted as a “very strong right-side signal”. Lots of left-leaning folk around me use the term too. What does your corner of the left call it?
Heavily downvoted for
(a) not answering the question and (b) insteadusing this space as an opportunity to repeater signal boost the left’s narrative in this particular corner of the culture wars.[Edited to correct an inappropriate blindness on my part.]
There are ways to say true things that are partly, mostly, or entirely for reasons having nothing to do with conveying the truth.
Notice the contrasting terms “anti-progress” vs. “inclusion”. And the framing about some folk not wanting categories of people to exist, rather than any kind of framing that such folk are caring for something that matters to them and might matter to civilization. And the injection of a slogan in the last line.
The tone of this isn’t about explaining something. It’s implicitly asserting that wokism is just overwhelmingly popular, which is the closest to an answer to the original question as is given. But it’s mostly about frame assertion.
I don’t care how true someone’s utterances are, or what side of the culture wars they’re fighting for, if they’re bringing in tactics like these. It heavily pollutes the information commons.
Egads. Well, I’m glad we could calibrate your trust then!
Oh. Actually I didn’t know that “woke” was a problematic word in this corner of memespace. I was just trying to point at the memetic structure and found this term lying around. I’ve seen it on media from far left to far right, so I’d guessed it was just the word everyone had converged on for referring to this thing.
Is there a word you prefer?
Ah, I think I missed this part of your comment here. Not sure how that happened.
On this I apologize. I missed that you were honestly trying to answer the question. Mea culpa.
The info commons point still stands though.
Cool. Thank you for explaining.
I also am sure that a more skillful version of me could have named and navigated all this with a lot more grace. You seem to be sensitive on this spot, but I also kind of hit it with a hammer. Sadly I don’t yet see a more graceful way to do the thing I’m caring for without fawning. But I’ll get there. I regret you got hit in the process.
Wanting to flag this as another example of frame control.
I’m not trying to align with the right. I think they’re nuts in almost exactly the same way.
My position is more like anti culture war escalation.
Sadly, this means that when someone is heavily aligned with one side of a front of the war, I can come across as aligning with their enemies.
Alas.
Mmm. As I just mentioned here, I actually didn’t know use of “woke” got interpreted as a “very strong right-side signal”. Lots of left-leaning folk around me use the term too. What does your corner of the left call it?