Farm Right Nationalism

There are many such cases that prove Farm Right Nationalism is the only great form of nationalism. What makes it the greatest is it focuses on the importance of making an individual become a self-reliant, or semi-self reliant, gardener or farmer to not only feed themselves and their family but for their community as well. To supply part of the nation with food is the greatest service they can do for the nation. Reject Big Corp with their GMO perverted foods, and embrace traditional, organic farming.

Few will take this into account. The sun will never set on Farm Right Nationalism
Sorry VD, but Farm Right Nationalism is the only based form of nationalism.

by CaliBoy18 November 7, 2021

Mateo Giraldo Nationalism

The most epic and dankest type of nationalism around. So true! Many such cases!

Mateo Giraldo Nationalism is inevitable.

by Whatdoesbasedmean November 7, 2021

Hard Problem of Rationality

The paradox that the tool we use to evaluate truth—rationality—cannot be justified using purely rational means without circular reasoning. Why should we be rational? Because it's effective? That's a pragmatic, not rational, argument. Rationality rests on axioms (like "the world is consistent") that must be assumed, not proven. The hard problem is that rationality is the judge, jury, and executioner of thought, but it can't put itself on trial without presupposing its own validity.

Example: "He tried to use pure rationality to convince his friend to be rational. 'You should value logic because... it's logical?' He hit the hard problem of rationality: the foundation of reason isn't a brick; it's a turtle floating in mid-air, and asking 'why?' just makes it fall."

by Abzugal January 30, 2026

Self-Serving Rationality

The performance of being coldly, dispassionately rational in situations where that rationality conveniently aligns with your desires, while abandoning that rigor in situations where it doesn't. You'll do a complex cost-benefit analysis to prove why you should buy the new gadget, but will use a gut feeling to dismiss the same analysis when it suggests you should apologize to a friend you wronged.

Example: "Her self-serving rationality was transparent: she spent three hours comparing CPU benchmarks to justify the expensive laptop she wanted for gaming ('It's the rational choice for long-term value!'). Yet, when her partner suggested comparing grocery prices to save money, it was suddenly 'an exhausting over-optimization of life.' Rationality was her servant, not her master."

by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Theory of Constructed Rationality

The insight that what counts as "rational" behavior is defined by cultural and historical context. Maximizing personal profit is "rational" in neoliberal economics. Sacrificing oneself for one's community is "rational" in a honor-based society. Rationality is not a universal calculator in the brain; it's a set of culturally constructed goals and acceptable means that we learn and perform.

Example: "My boss said turning down a promotion to care for my dad was 'irrational.' My family said it was the only honorable choice. The Theory of Constructed Rationality explains the clash: we were using different construction manuals. His manual defined rationality as individual career maximization. Mine defined it as fulfilling familial duty. Neither is 'natural'; both are learned scripts for sensible action."

by Abzu Land January 31, 2026

Fallacy of Exhaustive Rationality

The mistaken belief that only perfectly rational beings—free from emotion, bias, and human limitation—can make valid judgments. This fallacy rejects all human reasoning as insufficiently rational, demanding standards that no human can meet. The Fallacy of Exhaustive Rationality is beloved of those who want to dismiss perspectives they dislike—women are too emotional, minorities are too biased, the poor are too desperate—while exempting themselves from similar scrutiny. It's the logic of "you're not being rational, so your view doesn't count," applied selectively to silence opponents while ignoring one's own irrationality. The cure is recognizing that rationality is not a binary state but a spectrum, and that all humans—including the accuser—operate with bias, emotion, and limitation.

Example: "He dismissed her concerns about workplace discrimination as 'emotional, not rational.' The Fallacy of Exhaustive Rationality had been deployed: her experience was invalid because it wasn't delivered with perfect objectivity. Never mind that his own views were shaped by unexamined bias; exhaustive rationality was demanded of her, not him. The double standard was the point."

by Dumu The Void February 18, 2026

Theory of Rationality Constructions

The theory that rationality itself is constructed—that what counts as reasonable, logical, or rational varies across contexts and is shaped by social, cultural, and historical forces. Rationality Constructions argues that there is no single, universal standard of reason—only different communities with different norms, developed for different purposes, serving different interests. This doesn't mean reason is arbitrary; it means reason is plural, that different rationalities exist, that the question isn't "is it rational?" but "rational by whose standards?" The Theory of Rationality Constructions explains why cross-cultural communication is hard, why debates about reason never end, why what seems obvious to one person seems absurd to another. Rationality is constructed, not given—and constructed things can be contested.

Theory of Rationality Constructions Example: "He couldn't understand why his arguments didn't convince people from different backgrounds. The Theory of Rationality Constructions explained: they were using different rationalities, different standards, different norms. His logic was logical in his framework; theirs was logical in theirs. Neither was wrong; they were just differently constructed. Understanding didn't win arguments, but it stopped him from calling them irrational."

by Abzugal February 21, 2026