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Interesting point of view. That'd explain flat earth and other oddities.
Pretty sure flat earth is a parody right? No one actually believes that do they? It’s like the flying spaghetti monster or the church of the subgenius.
But yeah, Poe's law n all -- tough to tell sometimes.
The pointy shoes are a shibboleth. They identify a group not despite their impracticality but because of it. Another example is the belief in miracles, the more unlikely the better, because it is the absurdity of the belief that distinguishes you from unbelievers. There are oodles of such shibboleths in modern times, particularly in politics. Just think of any political proposition that is absurd on its face and more…
> not despite their impracticality but because of it This isn't part of the definition of a shibboleth, as I understand it. A shibboleth is simply a marker of group identity (the original case was the speaker's accent when pronouncing the word 'shibboleth'). You seem to be referring to something more analogous to peacock feathers, where hewing to some practice in spite of its impracticality signals the depth of one's…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Interesting point of view. That'd explain flat earth and other oddities.
Pretty sure flat earth is a parody right? No one actually believes that do they? It’s like the flying spaghetti monster or the church of the subgenius.
Similarly, the pointy shoes still live on in Mexico and Southern USA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_pointy_boots
The story mentions modern day successors in the form of winklepickers which were apparently a highlight of 1950's/1960's fashion [0][1]. I'm predicting a resurgence in the early 2020's until the TSA declares them a menace to airport security at which point they fall out of favour again until the early 2050's. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winklepicker [1] https://gucinari.co.uk/shoes/boots/the-history-of-winklepi…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Interesting point of view. That'd explain flat earth and other oddities.
Pretty sure flat earth is a parody right? No one actually believes that do they? It’s like the flying spaghetti monster or the church of the subgenius.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Interesting point of view. That'd explain flat earth and other oddities.
Pretty sure flat earth is a parody right? No one actually believes that do they? It’s like the flying spaghetti monster or the church of the subgenius.
Similarly, the pointy shoes still live on in Mexico and Southern USA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_pointy_boots
Better example of how crazy they get: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=veQkt4tS0Tc
The pointy shoes are a shibboleth. They identify a group not despite their impracticality but because of it. Another example is the belief in miracles, the more unlikely the better, because it is the absurdity of the belief that distinguishes you from unbelievers. There are oodles of such shibboleths in modern times, particularly in politics. Just think of any political proposition that is absurd on its face and more…
> not despite their impracticality but because of it This isn't part of the definition of a shibboleth, as I understand it. A shibboleth is simply a marker of group identity (the original case was the speaker's accent when pronouncing the word 'shibboleth'). You seem to be referring to something more analogous to peacock feathers, where hewing to some practice in spite of its impracticality signals the depth of one's…
Today: Fancy cars. And Space Rockets.
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Interesting point of view. That'd explain flat earth and other oddities.
Pretty sure flat earth is a parody right? No one actually believes that do they? It’s like the flying spaghetti monster or the church of the subgenius.
Totally not a parody.
I encourage you to go to a flat earth meeting or conference. Ask questions with the intent to listen and without judgment.
Your mind will be blown.
I used to think that data-driven scientific and analytic thinking was something that anyone could do if they wanted to. I no longer think that.