@tzimmer_history@mastodon.social
2026-04-27 15:05 UTC
RE: https://mastodon.social/@tzimmer_history/116476841687030324
I must say I’m not super impressed with responses that mock my piece for exploring the tech elite’s radicalizing trajectory because “Duh, they’re all fascist nerds, ‘nuff said!”
That sort of reflexive anti-intellectualism is quite toxic to the political discourse (also just an asshole reaction to other people’s work).
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@tzimmer_history@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 15:07
Another dismissive reaction I’ve gotten: “Duh, because it’s in their self-interest.” Ok. But this line of criticism falls apart if you even invest ten seconds of actual thought: How do they define “self-interest”? And why? And how has that changed over time? Again, these questions deserve proper reflection.