are you doing billy's thing of not knowing the difference between historical materialism and hari seldon's psychohistory from isaac asimov's foundation novels. you can see how the analogy would fail in that case right
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Sometimes random events occur that cannot be predicted. Sometimes these events push history in a direction that an overarching theory would not predict. That doesn't mean the theory is useless or doesn't do a good job of explaining how/why people act in general.
apr 23, 2025, 5:21 pm • 0 0 • view
that's a "yes" :( this is literally the plot of the first 2 foundation novels and has nothing to do with historical materialism :(
apr 23, 2025, 5:42 pm • 0 0 • view
Sorry I haven't read those novels I guess? Didn't think reading a specific sci-fi series was a pre-requisite???
apr 23, 2025, 5:44 pm • 0 0 • view
Also in this case the phsychohistory would be Marxism, no?
apr 23, 2025, 5:45 pm • 0 0 • view
it isn't, reading the thing you're critiquing is. if your analogy reads like a critique of a sci fi novel you haven't read instead of a philosopher you have read, well, you see the problem right. if so you're a lot brighter than billy
apr 23, 2025, 6:01 pm • 0 0 • view
My problem with all *this* is the level of vitriol, like I got called a fascist yesterday for simply disagreeing with a Marxist interpretation? Like why are you all SCREAMING about how everybody is a fucking pathetic idiot fascist etc.?
apr 23, 2025, 6:04 pm • 0 0 • view
Like WHEN DID I INSULT YOU? when did I engage in anything other than respectful dialogue?
apr 23, 2025, 6:05 pm • 0 0 • view
same! right? I know 🤷 billy forced himself to believe theres no material basis to reality because of his trust fund manbaby megalomania. if someone says "there's no material basis to fascism" like he does they get accused of trafficking in fascist propaganda for reasons that should be obvious imo
apr 23, 2025, 6:09 pm • 0 0 • view
OK, but that's NOT what he's saying?
apr 23, 2025, 6:11 pm • 0 0 • view
it's something he has said many times, and now he's saying it about the french revolution because he's addicted to negative attention. it's the same childish vibes wizard bullshit he applies to everything bc it's his one unique contribution to The Discourse lol
apr 23, 2025, 6:15 pm • 0 0 • view
Not like ENTIRELY though, he just heavily emphasizes one part of the causes over the other (also the French revolution is a much worse venue for "vibes" than today)
apr 23, 2025, 6:22 pm • 0 0 • view
i didn't scream at you hun I actually complimented you 😇
apr 23, 2025, 6:07 pm • 1 0 • view
Ohhh I thought you said I wasn't much brighter than a Billy (goat) lol 💀
apr 23, 2025, 6:08 pm • 0 0 • view