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probablyasocialecologist · 7 months

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Calls for a ‘return’ to a non-existent past are seductive precisely because it did not exist. In an increasingly hostile world, it is tempting to believe that things were easier before the onset of a nebulous ‘modernity’. These individuals hint that if we simply traded in social changes, such as gender equality, we would be rewarded with more acceptable material conditions. However, such ideas are born more out of a yearning for an imagined idea of the Fordist consensus and that such conditions must project backwards into the pre-modern world. Such yearnings are compounded by the fact that the history that most people are taught is rudimentary and often provides an unproblematised version of our countries’ past. These narratives help to shore up the power of our own governments and obfuscate the very real benefits that we still enjoy as a result of imperial plunder. Trad accounts, meanwhile, are encouraged by the very platforms they appear on. It is common for them to present themselves as ‘tutors’ or accounts promoting ‘classical’ art, architecture or philosophy. The unsuspecting see a picture of a lovely old church, click follow and then are slowly drip-fed pseudo-history. They are also introduced, algorithmically, to the host of other trad accounts, which will feed them the same ahistorical pablum, establishing a consensus that is blissfully free from fact and heavy on nostalgia. Even those, such as myself, who seek to argue against these falsehoods fall prey to the algorithmic churn. Engaging with bad faith actors is still engaging and it can spread the message further, allowing reactionaries to find others in their cohort. This all translates into money for the platforms, which thrive off engagement – positive or negative.

#history #education #reject modernity #trad wife

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microwavepopcorn · 9 months

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#reject modernity #embrace tradition #this makes it look like I don't love Emmy's bo #but you guys know that I'm obsessed with him lmao #I love all eras of bo #🥹🥰😌#I will say tho...#I'm partial to egghead bo bc that's when I discovered him 🥹#bo burnham #bert gifs #bo burnham inside #bo burnham make happy #bo burnham what #egghead #robert pickering burnham #inside bo burnham #happy monday

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mattydemise · 1 month

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libertas perfundet omnia luce

#mattydemise #reject modernity #nature #memes #funny

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puppyhowler · 25 days

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new video out!

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#warrior cats #sandstorm #amv #warriors amv #april fools lol #warriors spoof #reject modernity #embrace tradition go back to drawing warrior cats as blob creatures #Youtube

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mpregspn · 10 months

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we need to start making tv shows this dark again

#x files lb #reject modernity

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cyberguyart · 6 months

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REBRAND TIME BABYYYY

#im this freakin' thing now #reject modernity #return to sanrio

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digitalblindfold · 1 year

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#reject modernity #return to monke #memes

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lol-its-lil · 8 months

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Me when I want to do an activity with my boyfriend: hey, I got a Lego set, do you want to do it together?

My boyfriend when he wants to do an activity (I think??) with me: I’ve been wanting to clean out my ears so I bought two ear cleaning kits so we can clean each other’s ears :)

#reject modernity #embrace monkey #is this romance?#this is what I get for dating a heterosexual man #parallel play #relationships #date night #date ideas #date

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the-juice-caboose · 8 months

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reject modernity: character.ai

embrace tradition: discord rp

#character.ai #reject modernity #and yet here i am #discord rp

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nando161mando · 8 months

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