-Logomachy (n.) -"contention about, or with, words," 1560s, a nativized Latinized form of New Testament Greek logomakhia "a war about words," from logomakhos (see logo- + -machy). +Logomachy (n.): +"'contention about, or with, words,' 1560s, a nativized Latinized form of New Testament Greek logomakhia 'a war about words,' from logomakhos (see logo- + -machy)."
-The reason I find this so relevant, is the unmistakably consistent patterns from interactions with enemies of truth, (those who are incapable of debate, instead projecting, blocking, deleting, and/or begging for censorship). It seems like every single one of their "arguments" (to the extent they can be pinned down to anything resembling a debate) is based on their own fantasy "doublespeak" definitions. +The reason I find the word logomachy so incredibly relevant to our times is the unmistakably consistent patterns from interactions with enemies of truth, (those who are incapable of debate, instead projecting, blocking, deleting, and/or begging for censorship). It seems like every single one of their "arguments" (to the extent they can be pinned down to anything resembling a debate) is based on their own fantasy "doublespeak" definitions.
The Greek version of logomachy is found in 1 Timothy 6 of the Bible:
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Twitter Files. I think to some extent, every individual has to experience what it's like contributing to some sort of sustainable or forward-thinking community, followed by the shock of the community's grossest adherence to herd mentality, even in the face of patiently calculated, constructive feedback. "Not MY niche community!" +That perspective helps frame some of the commentary on antisocial media and groupthink found in other posts, written long before anything like the Twitter Files. I think to some extent, every individual has to experience what it's like contributing to some sort of sustainable or forward-thinking community, followed by the shock of that community's grossest adherence to herd mentality, even in the face of patiently calculated, constructive feedback. "Not MY niche community!"
It's due to both the nature of psychopathy, and of codependence, that this type of shock experience is necessary before most can start to fully grasp what it means to be preyed upon by psychopaths in friendships and intimate relationships, (let alone at institutional and cultural scales.)
-The video below uses a seemingly simple topic as jumping off point to explore some of these issues and their relevant roots in surprising depth, followed by more videos that elaborate further: +The first video below uses a seemingly simple topic as jumping off point to explore some of these issues and their relevant roots in surprising depth, followed by more videos that elaborate further:
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-Oh wait, we already fast-forwarded past Idiocracy into Black Mirror, where old antiquated concepts like honor and social contribution have been supplanted by a victim hierarchy and social credit scores (or what most simply know as "the algorithm")... The soma of the dopamine rush from posting compliant content (or, conversely, the "equalizing handicap", in the case of noncompliant content,) is doled out at the discretion of the Ministry of Truth, in accordance with one's social credit score. +Oh wait, we already fast-forwarded past Idiocracy into Black Mirror, where old antiquated concepts like honor and social contribution have been supplanted by a victim hierarchy and social credit scores (or what most simply know as "the algorithm")... The soma of the dopamine rush from posting compliant content (or, conversely, the "equalizing handicap", in the case of noncompliant content,) is doled out at the discretion of the Ministry of Truth, in accordance with one's social credit score.
"...But America is so far from becoming China, they'll never actually have social credit scores!" Careful, don't share, or even interact with subversive content, or else you risk getting "deboosted," or "shadow banned."