Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)
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Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)
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Re: Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)
#2I think the shamelessness from Paris Hilton of a different kind than the shamelessness of the 2016 candidate. The former is of the "give them something to hate/gawk at/despise" whereas the latter is a byproduct (first), and results in (second), the breakdown of institutions. When our institutions can't be trusted, the advantage that we thought we were supposed to gain from playing by their rules (stability, fairness, equality) don't seem like they outweigh the disadvantages (waiting and thinking, instead of acting immediately). So we turn to greed and tribalism, and we like to see that legitimized by our role models.
Re: Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)
#3Weird contradiction in the article - it warns us not to complacently write off those who appear shameless… but also:
> any major politician sticking to a pre-2016 playbook today is almost certainly not going to win.
Re: Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)
#4The implicit assumption of this article is that ideas approved by current members of community are good and ones expressed by the "shameless" outsider are bad. This would, for example, automatically invalidate Pride movement without considering merits of it's goals. It would be more fair to say that regardless of merit of ideas, stating them directly and forcefully despite community pushback can be a valid strategy to attract new members or shift Overton window.
Re: Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)
#5This generally is a version of what economics and game theory knows as countersignalling. A classic paper is “Too Cool for School” https://host.kelley.iu.edu/riharbau/cs-randfinal.pdf
Always worth pondering when it works, and when, for whom, and how it fails.
Re: Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)
#6Weird contradiction in the article - it warns us not to complacently write off those who appear shameless… but also: > any major politician sticking to a pre-2016 playbook today is almost certainly not going to win.
I'm not sure where you see a contradiction. Could you explain it to me?
As I see it, the author claims that those who appear shameless are increasingly successful in today's day and age. The second statement is a prediction that basically follows from that and I feel like the prediction is holding up.
Re: Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)
#7There's no news like bad news.
Re: Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)
#8I kind of agree with Nadia's analysis of what's happening, but it's a fucking cursed reality.
Here's hoping for a New New Sincerity to bring us back.
Re: Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)
#9I kind of agree with Nadia's analysis of what's happening, but it's a fucking cursed reality. Here's hoping for a New New Sincerity to bring us back. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_sincerity
All for Post-postmodernism!!!
Re: Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)
#10Weird contradiction in the article - it warns us not to complacently write off those who appear shameless… but also: > any major politician sticking to a pre-2016 playbook today is almost certainly not going to win.
I'm not sure where you see a contradiction. Could you explain it to me? As I see it, the author claims that those who appear shameless are increasingly successful in today's day and age. The second statement is a prediction that basically follows from that and I feel like the prediction is holding up.
Shamelessly authentic might be what is causing the increasingly success now days.
Doubt that shamelessly corrupt will have the same effect.