These are all good points. By “mainstream” I’m referring to to the information you acquire by being part of a culture; the stuff you learn just because “that’s how it’s done”. This definition of “mainstream” is necessarily subjective because it can be defined only from the perspective of a specific culture or subculture. To someone growing up Amish, “mainstream” (in this context) is Amish. “Mainstream” is important because holes in this kind of knowledge are uniquely difficult to identify.
I don’t think there’s a spectrum between “no-platforming” and “unimportant”. I think they’re opposites in a way that doesn’t come full-circle, but haven’t thought about this hard enough to be sure. It’s certainly worth exploring.
Using the word “anti-meme” absolutely could be used to defend ideas from valid criticism, as illustrated by Isnasene’s comment to a similar post. Lisp is indeed an excellent example here. I think the library problem was its biggest issue and this got overlooked by early proselytizers.
These are all good points. By “mainstream” I’m referring to to the information you acquire by being part of a culture; the stuff you learn just because “that’s how it’s done”. This definition of “mainstream” is necessarily subjective because it can be defined only from the perspective of a specific culture or subculture. To someone growing up Amish, “mainstream” (in this context) is Amish. “Mainstream” is important because holes in this kind of knowledge are uniquely difficult to identify.
I don’t think there’s a spectrum between “no-platforming” and “unimportant”. I think they’re opposites in a way that doesn’t come full-circle, but haven’t thought about this hard enough to be sure. It’s certainly worth exploring.
Using the word “anti-meme” absolutely could be used to defend ideas from valid criticism, as illustrated by Isnasene’s comment to a similar post. Lisp is indeed an excellent example here. I think the library problem was its biggest issue and this got overlooked by early proselytizers.