by Ms 82 September 13, 2017
Get the social lemmingmug. by SmegheadRimmer July 15, 2020
Get the Social Distance Warriormug. Nassim’s Sword of Social Justice (aka D’Sousa’s Razor)
Identified by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in the Medium article: The Merchandising of Virtue" - May 27, 2017
"Kids with rich parents talk about “white privilege” at such privileged colleges as Amherst –but in one instance, one of them could not answer D’Souza’s simple and logical suggestion: ‘Why don’t you go to the registrar’s office and give your privileged spot to a minority student who was next in line?’
Hence the principle:
If your private life conflicts with your intellectual opinion, it cancels your intellectual ideas, not your private life.
and
If your private actions do not generalise then you cannot have general ideas.
This is not strictly about ethics, but information transfer. If a car salesman tries to sell you a Detroit car while driving a Honda, he is signalling that it may have a problem."
The video Taleb is referencing is:
SO SATISFYING: Dinesh D'Souza absolutely shreds SJW over "white privilege" - Young America's Foundation
Published 09 Jun 2018. Recorded at Amherst College.
If you hold an intellectual ideal, but your real world actions do not reflect or enforce this ideal. Then your actions cancel out this ideological stance. You cannot say to the words "I am a vegan" and claim the moral virtue for such an identity, but occasionally eat chicken. The act of eating the chicken cancels out any moral or ideological virtue or superiority claimed by being vegan.
Identified by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in the Medium article: The Merchandising of Virtue" - May 27, 2017
"Kids with rich parents talk about “white privilege” at such privileged colleges as Amherst –but in one instance, one of them could not answer D’Souza’s simple and logical suggestion: ‘Why don’t you go to the registrar’s office and give your privileged spot to a minority student who was next in line?’
Hence the principle:
If your private life conflicts with your intellectual opinion, it cancels your intellectual ideas, not your private life.
and
If your private actions do not generalise then you cannot have general ideas.
This is not strictly about ethics, but information transfer. If a car salesman tries to sell you a Detroit car while driving a Honda, he is signalling that it may have a problem."
The video Taleb is referencing is:
SO SATISFYING: Dinesh D'Souza absolutely shreds SJW over "white privilege" - Young America's Foundation
Published 09 Jun 2018. Recorded at Amherst College.
If you hold an intellectual ideal, but your real world actions do not reflect or enforce this ideal. Then your actions cancel out this ideological stance. You cannot say to the words "I am a vegan" and claim the moral virtue for such an identity, but occasionally eat chicken. The act of eating the chicken cancels out any moral or ideological virtue or superiority claimed by being vegan.
Student: "We have numbers that demonstrate precisely how much wealth was stolen, and that's money that in some way could be given back."
D'Sousa: "You're willing to have social justice with other people's pay, but you're not willing to pay.
So that's the problem. And that's the problem with the progressivism that marches behind social justice, while protecting its own privileges. You know, how you said, we all have to survive, really, you have to be at Amherst to survive?
You don't have to be at Amherst to survive, you have to be at Amherst to benefit.
You have to be at Amherst because you're getting opportunities at this college that many other people are not getting.
So if you say you believe in equal opportunity, you're a hypocrite because you are taking advantage of opportunities unavailable to others. But for you this hypocrisy is fully justified because you are militating on behalf of the poor. But if it's if you're against privilege - this college is privilege. So there's a glaring hypocrisy, and you will never turn your moral mirror on yourself to say, What am I doing about it?
That's my point. For you - society should act before you do - to enforce your moral code.”
____________
Person A: “I’m a vegan but I occasionally have some chicken.”
Person B: “By the logic of Nassim's Sword of Social Justice - the act of eating the chicken cancels out your vegan claim, regardless of what you say about yourself.”
D'Sousa: "You're willing to have social justice with other people's pay, but you're not willing to pay.
So that's the problem. And that's the problem with the progressivism that marches behind social justice, while protecting its own privileges. You know, how you said, we all have to survive, really, you have to be at Amherst to survive?
You don't have to be at Amherst to survive, you have to be at Amherst to benefit.
You have to be at Amherst because you're getting opportunities at this college that many other people are not getting.
So if you say you believe in equal opportunity, you're a hypocrite because you are taking advantage of opportunities unavailable to others. But for you this hypocrisy is fully justified because you are militating on behalf of the poor. But if it's if you're against privilege - this college is privilege. So there's a glaring hypocrisy, and you will never turn your moral mirror on yourself to say, What am I doing about it?
That's my point. For you - society should act before you do - to enforce your moral code.”
____________
Person A: “I’m a vegan but I occasionally have some chicken.”
Person B: “By the logic of Nassim's Sword of Social Justice - the act of eating the chicken cancels out your vegan claim, regardless of what you say about yourself.”
by bewdew December 9, 2023
Get the Nassim's Sword of Social Justicemug. SMR (Social Media Researcher)
Often mistaken for a stalker, but with better intentions and Wi-Fi.
A highly skilled individual trained in the art of digital observation. SMRs don't stalk - they gather data. From tracking down your ex's new fling to locating someone's high school graduation pics from 2020, SMRs use advanced techniques like clicking, scrolling, and zooming in on blurry group photos.
They're not creepy - they're curious.
They're not obsessive - they're efficient.
They don't follow people... okay, maybe they do. But only for research.
Often mistaken for a stalker, but with better intentions and Wi-Fi.
A highly skilled individual trained in the art of digital observation. SMRs don't stalk - they gather data. From tracking down your ex's new fling to locating someone's high school graduation pics from 2020, SMRs use advanced techniques like clicking, scrolling, and zooming in on blurry group photos.
They're not creepy - they're curious.
They're not obsessive - they're efficient.
They don't follow people... okay, maybe they do. But only for research.
Example:
"Wait, how do you know his mom's maiden name?"
"I'm not a stalker, I'm an Social Media Researcher (SMR). Do your homework."
"Wait, how do you know his mom's maiden name?"
"I'm not a stalker, I'm an Social Media Researcher (SMR). Do your homework."
by Corsters May 20, 2025
Get the Social Media Researcher (SMR)mug. by _whitegriffin_ September 28, 2019
Get the Socially Congruentmug. To be overly nice to someone whom you either actively dislike or just aren’t interested in interacting with, but don’t want to cause a scene and risk disrupting the social order.
-Most regularly seen between two white women.
-The interaction is extremely disingenuous and is basically an over-the-top version of the basic “hi how are you” “I’m good how bout you”.
-Pet names such as “hun”, “sweet”, “darling” are often used. Interactions are always brief lasting up to 7 back and forth rounds of conversation but usually only 4.
-To an outside observer, this often looks like an interaction between lifelong best friends.
-Most regularly seen between two white women.
-The interaction is extremely disingenuous and is basically an over-the-top version of the basic “hi how are you” “I’m good how bout you”.
-Pet names such as “hun”, “sweet”, “darling” are often used. Interactions are always brief lasting up to 7 back and forth rounds of conversation but usually only 4.
-To an outside observer, this often looks like an interaction between lifelong best friends.
Tiffany: Jane! So nice to see you!! Have you been doing?
Jane: well howdy, hun! I’ve been great! How are you and the kids?
Tiffany: Everyone is doing great! Jake just graduated from NYU and Lily is pregnant with a baby girl!
Jane: Send them my love!! *walks away*
John: I had no idea you and Tiffany were so close.
Jane: I can’t stand that bitch. I was just being country social.
Jane: well howdy, hun! I’ve been great! How are you and the kids?
Tiffany: Everyone is doing great! Jake just graduated from NYU and Lily is pregnant with a baby girl!
Jane: Send them my love!! *walks away*
John: I had no idea you and Tiffany were so close.
Jane: I can’t stand that bitch. I was just being country social.
by jellybelly27 May 28, 2022
Get the Country Socialmug. The funniest podcast ever hosted by 2 beautiful women who talk about One direction in the most nuanced and experienced ways.
Hey, have you seen the new Genuwinely: A Social Experiment podcast episode?
Yeah, my favorite episode is the one about Babygaters and Larry Stylinson
Yeah, my favorite episode is the one about Babygaters and Larry Stylinson
by Doggiewalker February 20, 2025
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