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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Big picture, I'd argue it has worked. Maybe that's a reason for the vast divide. I don't see the academic approach of avoiding things like labels, tribalism, identity politics, etc as having any value at all. It's completely out of touch with being human.
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I don't disagree that these things are part of "being human" - actually, they all fall under the heading of "tribalism". Ten thousand years ago, the tribalistic impulse wasn't just part of being human, it was probably a useful evolutionary trait that was selected for. But at this point, in the world we've built, I think that on balance it's very much a human failing.