Critical Theory of Knowledge

The application of Critical Theory to knowledge itself—examining how power, social structures, and historical contexts shape what counts as knowledge, who gets to be a knower, and whose knowledge is validated or dismissed. Critical Theory of Knowledge asks: Why is some knowledge privileged and other knowledge marginalized? How have epistemic standards been used to exclude women, people of color, colonized peoples? What interests are served by treating certain ways of knowing as universal? It doesn't reject knowledge but insists that knowledge is always situated, always political, always produced in contexts of power. Understanding knowledge requires understanding the society that produces it—and imagining knowledge otherwise requires imagining society otherwise.

"They say knowledge is just justified true belief. Critical Theory of Knowledge asks: justified by whom? According to what standards? Whose truth? The definition assumes a knower, a community, a context—all of which have politics. Knowledge isn't abstract; it's produced by people in societies with power relations. Critical theory insists on asking: who gets to know, and who decides?"

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 4, 2026

Critical Theory of Scientific Knowledge

The application of Critical Theory to scientific knowledge itself—examining how it's produced, validated, and circulated, and how power operates in each of these processes. Critical Theory of Scientific Knowledge asks: Who gets to produce scientific knowledge? Whose knowledge counts? How are scientific facts established, and what interests shape that process? Drawing on science studies, feminist epistemology, and postcolonial theory, it insists that scientific knowledge is never just knowledge—it's also power. Understanding science requires understanding the politics of knowing.

"Scientific knowledge is objective, they say. Critical Theory of Scientific Knowledge asks: objective by whose standards? Produced in what context? Funded by whom? Scientific knowledge is produced by humans in societies with power relations. That doesn't make it false; it makes it human. Critical theory insists on asking: whose knowledge is this, and who does it serve?"

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 4, 2026

Theory of Knowledge Elasticity

A framework proposing that knowledge itself is elastic—that what counts as knowledge can stretch across contexts, cultures, and historical periods without breaking into mere belief. Knowledge Elasticity suggests that knowledge isn't a fixed category (justified true belief) but a stretchy concept: scientific knowledge stretches differently from experiential knowledge, which stretches differently from indigenous knowledge. The theory identifies knowledge's elastic limits: when does stretching become credulity? When does adaptation become distortion? Understanding knowledge requires understanding how far it can stretch while still being knowledge. A normative framework proposing that our conception of knowledge should be elastic—designed to stretch across different ways of knowing without breaking. Elastic Knowledge wouldn't insist on one standard (scientific, propositional) but would provide principles for how knowledge claims can stretch: what changes, what remains, how to recognize when you've stretched too far. It's epistemology for a pluralistic world—knowing that knowledge takes many forms, and that understanding requires flexibility, not rigidity. Elastic Knowledge is knowledge that knows its own limits.

Theory of Knowledge Elasticity "In the lab, knowledge means peer-reviewed data; in the forest, knowledge means generations of observation. Knowledge Elasticity says both are knowledge—just stretched for different contexts. The question isn't which is real knowledge; it's whether we can stretch enough to recognize knowledge in forms different from our own." "They demanded scientific studies for her ancestral healing knowledge. Elastic Knowledge says: stretch the standards—different knowledge, different validation. Not anything goes, but different things go differently. Knowledge that can't stretch is knowledge that can't include."

by Nammugal March 4, 2026

ebk (elite ball knowledge)

a colloquial abbreviation for "elite ball knowledge," a state of understanding niche references or lore within internet circles or advanced/elite understanding of a sport (usually basketball or football)

"What do you know about baseballs?" "Baseball, huh?" "Holy ebk (elite ball knowledge)"

by random shz March 9, 2026

According to all known laws of aviation there is no way a bee should be able to fly.

Hehee bee movie

I believe “ According to all known laws of aviation there is no way a bee should be able to fly.”

by Someone2220 March 10, 2026

Those Who Know

even though most people think the popular gen alpha TikTok phrase "Those who know" was made in 2024, it actually has a way longer history on TikTok.

It became popular around 2021-2022 during the "mr incredible becoming uncanny" and "xqc becoming uncanny" memes. these types of memes would usually provide a video with nearly no context while showing mr incredible becoming uncanny or xqc becoming uncanny on the top/bottom, implying something bad or shocking happened.

since you would obviously look in the comment section for any source or context, of course the only people who understands will comment "those who know💀."

now around 2024-2025 it's slowly coming back and just now becoming popular again, now with the trollface and mangos meme instead of the basic skull emojis.

((a video showing a dog barking at a tank video with an xqc gif above becoming uncanny, not showing the tank exploding and stunning the dog)).

comment section: those who know ☠️

by TotalSwizzy February 9, 2025

I don't know, I'm not a wizard.

A popular phrase used in response to a reasonable question.

"How do you use this whistle?"

"I don't know, I'm not a wizard."

by Idkimnotawizard February 12, 2025