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Katharina Fey 2 years ago
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@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ internet the article had garnered a reputation for "speaking truth to
power", feeding into a weird Red Hat conspiracy theory that I felt power", feeding into a weird Red Hat conspiracy theory that I felt
even more uncomfortable with. even more uncomfortable with.
## Discourse neurology ## Discourse neurology
This style of rhetoric, the "taking apart an argument so I don't have This style of rhetoric, the "taking apart an argument so I don't have
to think about it too hard", has become very common in modern to think about it too hard", has become very common in modern
discourse. This is driven by the "fight or flight" response of the discourse. This is driven by the "fight or flight" response of the
amygdala in our brains. A feeling of physical anxiety floods us when amygdala in our brains [^1]. A feeling of physical anxiety floods us when
we are on the defensive, for whatever reason. And all logic goes out we are on the defensive, for whatever reason. And all logic goes out
the window. the window.
@ -37,7 +38,11 @@ Admitting to being wrong is seen as a weakness and connected to shame,
a loss of status, and humiliation. And so, we are never wrong. We a loss of status, and humiliation. And so, we are never wrong. We
attack our intellectual oponents in order to relieve ourselves of the attack our intellectual oponents in order to relieve ourselves of the
responsibility of having to engage with an argument that makes us responsibility of having to engage with an argument that makes us
uncomfortable. This is how filter bubbles get created too. uncomfortable. This is how filter bubbles get created too [^2].
[^1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight-or-flight_response#Reaction
[^2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filter_bubble#Ethical_implications
## Hope for the future ## Hope for the future

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