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Why do so many smart people enjoy the idea of 'technocracy'?
| Cocky Brunch | 07/09/13 |
| soggy jap locale | 07/09/13 |
| Vengeful crimson hominid voyeur | 11/22/17 |
| puce reading party | 11/22/17 |
| Metal philosopher-king property | 11/22/17 |
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Date: July 9th, 2013 5:57 PM Author: Cocky Brunch I don't get it. It just seems like basically a heavy handed government that decides everything by committee, and downplays the importance of the enterprising upstart. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2304454&forum_id=2#23577340) |
Date: July 9th, 2013 5:57 PM Author: soggy jap locale they all imagine they'll be on the ruling committee (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2304454&forum_id=2#23577345) |
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Date: November 22nd, 2017 7:50 AM Author: Vengeful crimson hominid voyeur (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2304454&forum_id=2#34746733) |
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Date: November 22nd, 2017 7:52 AM Author: puce reading party Irrational deference to "science" and a misunderstanding of its utility vis a vis social systems; trendy "algorithmic" panacea theories; desire to surrender to something greater and more perfect. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2304454&forum_id=2#34746743) |
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Date: November 22nd, 2017 7:58 AM Author: Metal philosopher-king property It's "Scientisim" - the idea that models that work for determinate processes, as in classical Newtonian physics, must perforce work for 'social science.' One could call it prestige infection: physics has been so successful and prestigious, everyone from economists to psychologists to political scientists want to show they're DOING SCIENCE and SERIOUS BIZ by aping it, even if its methods ill-fit.
Also, as noted, that intellectual heritage of faux-prestige gives cover for psychopaths -- Stalin types -- to capture and wield power. So in a sense you've got a baptist and bootleggers coalition, but instead of baptists it's sanctimonious deluded libs. |