Type A/B Fail
Type A and type B fails are two very common cases of failing to adhere to
the [1]LRS politics/philosophy by only a small margin. Most people don't
come even close to LRS politically or by their life philosophy -- these
are simply general failures. Then there a few who ALMOST adhere to LRS
politics and philosophy but fail in an important point, either by
being/supporting [2]pseudoleft (type A fail) or being/supporting [3]right
(type B fail). The typical cases are following (specific cases may not
fully fit these, of course):
* type A fail: Is anticapitalist, anticonsumerist, may incline towards
minimalism, supports [4]free software and [5]free culture, may even be
a vegan, [6]anarchist, [7]C programmer etc., however falls into the
trap of supporting [8]pseudoleft, e.g. [9]LGBT or [10]feminism and
things such as censorship ("[11]moderation", [12]COCs), "just violence
and bullying" (violence against fascists, e.g. [13]antifa), falls for
memes such as "[14]Rust is the new [15]C".
* type B fail: Is against [16]pseudoleft bullshit and propaganda such as
political correctness, is a [17]racial realist, highly supports
[18]suckless software, hacking and minimalism to achieve high freedom,
usually also opposes [19]corporations and state, however falls into
the trap of being a [20]fascist, easily accepts violence, believes in
"natural selection/wild west as a basis of society", supports and
engages in [21]cryptocurrencies, believes in some form of
[22]capitalism and that the current form of it can be "fixed"
([23]"anarcho" capitalism etc.)
Both types are furthermore prone to falling a victim to [24]privacy
obsession, [25]productivity obsession, [26]hero worshipping, use of
violence, [27]diseases such as [28]distro hopping, tech [29]consumerism
and similar defects.
Type A/B fails are the "great filter" of the rare kind of people who show
a great potential for adhering to LRS. It may be due to the modern western
culture that forces a [30]right-[31]pseudoleft false dichotomy that even
those showing a high degree of non-conformance eventually slip into the
trap of being caught by one of the two poles. These two fails seem to be a
manifestation of an individual's true motives of [32]self interest which
is culturally fueled with great force -- those individuals then try to not
conform and support non-mainstream concepts like free culture or
sucklessness, but eventually only with the goal of self interest. It seems
to be extremely difficult to abandon this goal, much more than simply
non-conforming. Maybe it's also the subconscious knowledge that adhering
completely to LRS means an extreme loneliness; being type A/B fail means
being a part of a minority, but still a having a supportive community, not
being completely alone.
Even if someone has quite based views, he will 100% commit at least one of
the following fatal errors:
* Even if he calls himself a "[33]pacifist", he will 100% make a "self
defense" exception to this rule, which means he is actually not a
pacifist, just wants to have that label.
* He'll support [34]privacy/[35]security/encryption, a form of
[36]censorship going against freedom of [37]information.
* He'll engage in [38]fight culture, will call his endeavor a "fight" or
"battle" and by that will be on the edge of using violence or immoral
means to "win" this fight.
* He'll be accepting [39]heroes and leader, i.e. social hierarchy, cults
of personality and fascism.
* He will say he's not a nationalist but will support a "healthy" level
of [40]nationalism.
* He will oppose [41]defeatism, [42]cynicism, pessimism etc.
* He will think that [43]pedophilia is bad and that pedophiles should be
killed or at least "treated".
* He will be an [44]egoist, putting effort into looking certain way,
getting [45]tattoos, adopting some "style" or "[46]identity".
* He will support good causes but for wrong reasons, for example "I'll
help you because then next time you'll help me" (calculated decision
based on self interest, not [47]selfless help) or "we shouldn't kill
animals and eat them because it's not healthy and it contributes to
destroying the planet" (again, calculated decision based on benefit of
self and economic arguments, the only correct reason for not killing
an animal is that it's a living being capable of feeling suffering).
This matters because though at this moment his goals are aligned with
our, tomorrow they may not be because he simply follows different
interests and only by circumstance happened to momentarily go in the
same direction as us.
* ...
{ Also he will be a [48]furry, which is maybe not a fatal obstacle to LRS
but it's pretty bad :D ~drummyfish }
A true LRS supporter mustn't fail at any of the above given points.
However these kinds of people may also pose a hope: if we could educate
them and "fix their failure", the LRS community could grow rapidly. If
realized, this step could even be seen as the main contribution of LRS --
uniting the misguided rightists and pseudoleftists by pointing out errors
in their philosophies (errors that may largely be intentionally forced by
the system anyway exactly to create the hostility between the
non-conforming, as a means of protecting the system).
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normies | A/B | LRS
FAIL | fail |
See Also
* [49]idiot fallacy
Links:
1. lrs.md
2. pseudoleft.md
3. left_right.md
4. free_software.md
5. free_culture.md
6. anarchism.md
7. c.md
8. pseudoleft.md
9. lgbt.md
10. feminism.md
11. moderation.md
12. coc.md
13. antifa.md
14. rust.md
15. c.md
16. pseudoleft.md
17. racial_realism.md
18. suckless.md
19. corporation.md
20. fascism.md
21. crypto.md
22. capitalism.md
23. ancap.md
24. privacy.md
25. productivity_cult.md
26. hero_culture.md
27. disease.d
28. distro_hopping.md
29. consumerism.md
30. right.md
31. pseudoleft.md
32. self_interest.md
33. pacifism.md
34. privacy.md
35. security.md
36. censorship.md
37. information.md
38. fight_culture.md
39. hero_culture.md
40. nationalism.md
41. defeatism.md
42. cynicism.md
43. pedophilia.md
44. egoism.md
45. tattoo.md
46. identity_politics.md
47. selflessness.md
48. furry.md
49. idiot_fallacy.md