to James Fallows from Kirk
June 21
I am constantly battling my cognitive bias and motivated reasoning regarding the Tea Party. I am reading Eric Hoffer and Clay Shirkey simultaneously - here is my soft conjecture building on my guess that this is mostly about watching Grandma on the TV with her star spangled Patriots Halloween costume. From Hoffer, mass movements start when conditions start to improve - when change is 'around the corner'. This is orthogonal to stated motives of the movement which comprises members intent on preserving gains and preventing loss. The middle class has cradle to grave health coverage which was unimaginable prior to the Great Society - the source of most real gains in income when benefits are included. From Shirkey, these folks have only narrow access to emergent cognitive surplus - the many to one model of MSM/LSM. As far as I can tell this movement propels itself with the images on the TV while the only available feedback mechanism is, well, the TV. Buy Goldline or not to modulate Glenn Beck (as iof), participate in the HuffPo v RedState 'primate do-do flinging' behavior in the comments, or show off your tricorn at a rally. All the while sinking into depression over change.
kirk 'oppose war but stand by our President' holden
I am one (1) Bacon Unit from The Atlantic Monthly!!!!
June 21
I am constantly battling my cognitive bias and motivated reasoning regarding the Tea Party. I am reading Eric Hoffer and Clay Shirkey simultaneously - here is my soft conjecture building on my guess that this is mostly about watching Grandma on the TV with her star spangled Patriots Halloween costume. From Hoffer, mass movements start when conditions start to improve - when change is 'around the corner'. This is orthogonal to stated motives of the movement which comprises members intent on preserving gains and preventing loss. The middle class has cradle to grave health coverage which was unimaginable prior to the Great Society - the source of most real gains in income when benefits are included. From Shirkey, these folks have only narrow access to emergent cognitive surplus - the many to one model of MSM/LSM. As far as I can tell this movement propels itself with the images on the TV while the only available feedback mechanism is, well, the TV. Buy Goldline or not to modulate Glenn Beck (as iof), participate in the HuffPo v RedState 'primate do-do flinging' behavior in the comments, or show off your tricorn at a rally. All the while sinking into depression over change.
kirk 'oppose war but stand by our President' holden
I am one (1) Bacon Unit from The Atlantic Monthly!!!!
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