,:5 ,Y\R ,P>TN] ,ADVOCATES = ! ,DEVIL ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS ,TEXT 3 ,I HAVE ! =TUNE TO MOVE PRETTY EXCLUSIVELY 9 GEEKY HI<-9TELLECT CIRCLES & ONE ( ! MO/ COMMON FITN]S ,I SEE ALL ! TIME & HAVE EXP]I5C$ ON EI!R SIDE IS ! RELATION%IP CATA/ROPHE :5 ONE P>TN] FEELS COMPELL$ TO PLAY ,DEVIL'S ,ADVOCATE ON A TOPIC ! O!R F9DS 9H]5TLY DI/URB+4 ,AT L[-5]GIES ,DEVIL'S ,ADVOCACY PLAYS \T RA!R =MULAICALLY4 ,! DI/URB$ 9DIVIDUAL SNAPS \T SOME V]SION ( 0! ,DEVIL NE$S NO ADVOCATES01 & ! O!R-USUALLY AN ATT5TIVE N]D :O'S READ TUMBLR-POLITELY IF CONFUS$LY %UTS UP4 ,BUT !IR NIC5ESS ULTIMATELY TAKES ! PATRONIZ+ =M ( 0OH MY LOV] IS /UPID]_/WEAK] ?AN ,I ?\TN] REFUS+ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ,! ,ONE ,GAME ,?AT ,MATT]S1 & ! O!R P>TN] IS SET ON $GE1 HAV+ TO SOME:AT RECALCULATE ! TRU/ !Y PLAC$ 9 !IR P>TN]4 ,A NEW DET5TE 9 ! RELATION%IP IS PROMPTLY IMPLICITLY NEGOTIAT$1 ONE ( 9CREAS$ SUSPICION & MORE LIMIT$ COMMUNICATION4 ,!Y GO \T TO BRUN*4 ,LIFE CONT9UES4 ,AT HI< 5]GIES1 ) REALLY 9T5SE GEEKS1 %IT REALLY HITS ! FAN4 ,!RE >E MANY DYNAMICS & POSSIBLE DYNAMICS ?AT COME 9TO PLAY & ,I SUSPECT IMPOSSIBLE TO UNPACK 9 EV5 A L5G?Y BLOG PO/4 ,!RE'S \R E?ICAL OBLIGATION TO 9TELLECTUAL VIGILANCE1 :I* REQUIRES SE>*+ = & EXPLOR+ DIFF]5T P]SPECTIVES4 ,!RE'S ALSO HABIT-=M+ & ! MEMETIC RISK ( GETT+ SNIP$ BY AN >GUM5T WELL BEYOND Y\R CURR5T CAPACITY TO SEE ALT]NATIVES TO ?AT MIGUM5T = NOT ?9K+ CRITICALLY_/VIGILANTLY ANY MORE74 ,?IS IS 9CR$IBLY ROCKY & DANG]\S T]RITORY :5 IT COMES TO CLOSE RELATION%IPS4 ,HE>+ A LOV$ ONE EV5 MOM5T>ILY >GU+ = FASCISM1 POLICE1 RACISM1 SEXISM1 SNIT*+1 RAPE1 LY+1 ETC CAN ABSOLUTELY DE/ROY TRU/4 ,:ILE AT ! SAME TIME A P>TN] NOT D[N = COLLABORAT+ 9 !SE K9DS ( M5TAL EXPLORATIONS CAN FEEL LIKE A SLAMM$ DOOR4 ,FEW WANT TO FEEL ?AT !IR RELATION%IPS >E DEEPLY CONT+5T UPON LIMIT$ COMMUNICATION OR ?\TN] IS IMPLICITLY POLIC+ Y\1 WANT+ A C>DBO>D V]SION ( Y\1 & ?AT Y\ CAN'T BE #a.0 ) !M 9 Y\R HIE TEMPT$ TO JU/ DECL>E ?AT ANY FUNCTIONAL OR SUFFICI5TLY 9TELLIG5T P>TN] %\LD BE ABLE TO HE> A P>TN] PLAY ,DEVIL'S ,ADVOCATE )\T LOS+ TRU/ OR BE+ P]TURB$4 ,BUT ?AT'S ACTUALLY K9DA BULL%IT4 ,LOVE IS ! CLOSE/ ?+ WE HAVE TO MAGIC1 BUT IT'S NOT MAGIC4 ,IT 9HABITS A WORLD ( PHYSICS & NEUROLOGY & IS FUNDAM5TALLY1 9EXTRICABLY CONT+5T4 ,! IMP]ATIVE QUE/ION IS :AT IS LOVE CONT+5T UPON4 ,& !RE >E MORE & LESS SUP]FICIAL ANSW]S TO ?IS4 ,MANY RELATION%IPS BREAK BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE DIFF]+ SETS ( VIRTUES 7OR UTILITY FUNCTIONS7 ?AT !Y WANT TO BE VALU$ = &_/OR VALUE 9 O!RS 7!SE >E NOT NECESS>ILY ! SAME74 ,DO Y\ MO/ VALUE COMPASSION OR 9TELLECTUAL VIGILANCE8 ,:5 SOMEONE />TS EXPLOR+ ! >GUM5TS ( ANTI-SEMITISM 9 A ,DEVIL'S ,ADVOCATE FA%ION DO Y\ RESPECT !M = !IR 9TELLECTUAL AUDACITY & COMMITM5T TO DUE DILIG5CE8 ,OR DO Y\ RECOIL 9 HORROR AT !IR COLDNESS & LACK ( CONC]N8 ,:I* IS ! MORE FUNDAM5TAL VALUE8 7,OR IS ! V]Y FACT ?AT !Y'RE SO BEH9D ! CURVE AS TO HAV5'T YET EXPLOR$ & FULLY DISMISS$ ANTI-SEMITISM 9DICATIVE ( A LACK ( DILIG5CE87 ,= REASONS RELAT$ TO ! PREVI\SLY M5TION$ 9F9ITELY DANG]\S VALUE ( 0ANTI-?9K+0 & ITS T]M9AL EFFECT UPON SO MANY ?+S ,I'D SAY 9TELLECTUAL VIGILANCE HAS TO BE ! DEEP] & MORE FUNDAM5TAL VALUE ?AN COMPASSION1 :I* = 9/ANCE IS MORE DEP5D5T UPON EXT]NAL CONTEXT LIKE !IR BE+ AN EXT]NAL WORLD & O!R M9DS4 ,BUT !RE'S A V]Y CLOSE SORT ( IMM$IACY BETWE5 VIGILANCE & EMPA?Y4 ,& IT'S NOT UNREASONABLE TO HAVE ONE'S FEEL+S T[>DS A P>TN] AFFECT$ BY !IR 9VE/IGATIONS4 ,FIR/ (F !RE'S ! ISSUE ( 9=MATION REG>D+ !IR *>ACT] BE+ 5COD$ 9 ! SYMMETRY-BREAK+ ( !IR SPECIFIC ,DEVIL'S ,ADVOCACY4 ,Y\ HAVE ALL ! POSSIBLE AV5UES ( M5TAL EXPLORATION 9 ! WORLD & Y\ *OOSE TO DEF5D ?IS8 ,!RE >E1 ( C\RSE1 VALID REASONS = FOLKS TO TRY & F9D ! ABSOLUTELY MO/ REPULSIVE POSITION TO !M P]SONALLY & TO =CE !MSELVES TO EXAM9E IT 9 A MORE IMM$IATE WAY1 BUT !RE >E O!R POSSIBLE UND]LY+ MOTIVATORS TOO1 & SOMEONE ABRUPTLY DECL>+ 0,JU/ PLAY+ ,DEVIL'S ,ADVOCATE BUT IF ,I W]E TO HAVE RAP$ Y\R SI/] LA/ ,TUESDAY AFT] ! P>TY & ?AT'S :Y %E'S BE5 9 A FUNK IT W\LDN'T REALLY BE ?AT BAD0 FUNDAM5TALLY %IFTS ! >RAY ( POSSIBLE MOTIVATIONS_/*>ACT] A P]SON MIACT]_/MOTIVATIONS_/9CL9ATIONS AT LEA/ A LITTLE BIT4 ,IF SOMEONE GOES ON & ON & ON1 SOMETIMES QUITE VIOL5TLY & DESP]ATELY1 AB\T H[ SNIT*+ TO ! POLICE ISN'T A BAD ?+1 IT W\LD BE IRRATIONAL ,N,O,T TO SOME:AT RAISE ! ODDS 9 Y\R HEAD ( !M BE+ A SNIT* 7SAY FROM #a.0 TO #g.01 OR FROM 4#e.0 TO 4#g.071 DEP5D+ UPON A HO/ ( O!R FACTORS_/IMPRESSIONS_/ETC4 ,IF SOMEONE >GUES VOCIF]\SLY ?AT ,RON ,PAUL IS NOT A RACI/ ?AT 9DICATES !IR SET ( POSSIBLE MOTIVATIONS IS CON/RA9$ 7SOME GOOD1 SOME QUITE BAD71 & !RE'S SOME K9D ( /ATI/ICAL E/IMATE = H[ LIKELY EA* POSSIBLE MOTIVATION )9 ! SET IS TO BE AT ROOT !RE4 ,M]ELY /IT*+ ! T]M 0,DEVIL'S ,ADVOCATE0 BE=E MAK+ AN >GUM5T %IFTS >\ND ! LIKELY SET ( UND]LY+ MOTIVATIONS & !IR PROBABILITY1 BUT IT DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY %R9K TO Z]O ! BAD POSSIBILITIES4 ,! NOTION ?AT PLAY+ ,DEVIL'S ,ADVOCATE ) Y\R P>TN] %\LD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT UPON !IR TRU/ 9 Y\ IS 9VALID4 ,IT ASSUMES EI!R ?AT ! ,DEVIL'S ,ADVOCATE HAS IMPECCABLE REASONS = IT1 & ?AT ! O!R P>TN] %\LD ALREADY HAVE P]FECT KN[L$GE ( !IR M9D1 *>ACT]1 & VALUES4 ,OR IT ASSUMES ?AT ! ONLY VIRTUE ! P>TN]S' LOVE = ONE ANO!R %\LD ULTIMATELY BE PR$ICAT$ UPON IS 9TELLECTUAL VIGILANCE 7OR AUDACITY1 OR O!R SU*74 ,BUT ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT :ILE IT'S REASONABLE = 9TELLECTUAL VIGILANCE TO BE ! MO/ FUNDAM5TAL VALUE Y\ HAVE 9 Y\RSELF1 ?AT DOESN'T NECESS>ILY EXT5D TO :E!R IT %\LD BE ONLY ?+ DRAW+ Y\ CLOSE TO A P>TN]4 ,EMPA?Y & VIGILANCE >E ULTIMATELY CLOSELY RELAT$1 BO? BE+ AB\T MODEL+ ! WORLD & O!RS AS WELL AS %IFT+ ONE'S [N S5SE ( SELF4 ,BUT IT'S VALID TO RECOIL A BIT FROM SOMEONE :O IS DEMON/RAT+ HI< 9TELLECT BUT L[ COMPASSION OR EMPA?Y4 ,LOVE IS NOT JU/ M]E ADMIRATION4 ,DEEP] DEF9ITIONS ( LOVE >E 9 P>T CONT+5T NOT JU/ ON ADMIRATION & RESPECT1 BUT ON EMPA?Y1 & ! DEEPE/ LOVE IS CONT+5T UPON A TWO-WAY /REET ( EMPA?Y4 ,:5 SOMEONE Y\ LOVE TORTURES ANIMALS OR KILLS A MAN 9 ,R5O JU/ TO WAT* HIM DIE IT'S OKAY = ?AT TO AFFECT Y\R FEEL+S = !M4 ,SIMIL>LY1 IF TO A MU* LESS] EXT5T1 IT'S OKAY IF IT AFFECTS Y\R FEEL+S :5 A LOV] MAKES HORRID >GUM5TS4 ,IT'S OKAY TO WANT TO HOLD AT >MS L5G? SOMEONE :OSE 9TELLECTUAL FUMBL+S >E /ILL SO PRIMORDIAL ?AT !Y HAV5'T BECOME BOR$ ) CRUELTY OR COME TO GRAVITATE T[>DS EMPA?Y & COMPASSION AS ULTIMATELY OP5+ UP F> MORE F]TILE T]RITORY = EXPLORATION4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b#b1 #bba 3 ,:5 ,Y\R ,P>TN] ,ADVOCATES = ! ,DEVIL -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #f1 #bbb 3 ,:5 ,Y\R ,P>TN] ,ADVOCATES = ! ,DEVIL -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/