iiioiia t1_iswh3ht wrote on October 19, 2022 at 5:10 AM

Reply to comment by Treeofwisdom62 in "In other words, an important lesson we can draw from Hans Blumenberg’s writings on myth is that the dangerous political myths of our own times as well as those of the past can only be countered by inventing new myths, telling better stories, and writing more convincing histories." by Maxwellsdemon17

>I think your point is valid and I also wonder how much of our problem is “hyperbolic language”.

Or more generically: language that demonstrably does not match shared reality. Unfortunately, a widely distributed meme prevents that form of valid criticism.

Whoever designed this Matrix seems to have brought their A-Game. 😁