• Terkrockerfeller [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I live for these kinda anprim-style takes because I can see the pill of truth in them but the bacon wrapping of dumb takes is delicious

      • hauntingspectre [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I would argue that over specification and the need to categorize everything into smaller and smaller groups, while useful in a scientific sense, is less useful in a sociological sense.

        Now, is that what that user intended? Fuck if I know.

      • Terkrockerfeller [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        The attempt to quantify everything to more easily commodify it (trying to objectively measure abstract things like happiness, for example)

      • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Measurement is the first step in the process of commodifying the commons