A theoretical framework proposing that there are legitimate, non-pathological forms of "post-truth" phenomena—situations where the dominance of narrative over fact reflects not the death of truth but the recognition that truth is always mediated, always interpreted, always embedded in power relations. The theory distinguishes between pathological post-truth (deliberate deception, propaganda, conspiracy theories) and valid post-truth: the acknowledgment that different communities have different truth practices, that official facts often serve official interests, that what counts as "truth" in any society reflects who has power to define it. Valid post-truth doesn't deny reality—it asks whose reality counts, who gets to define the terms, and how truth functions as a social practice rather than just a correspondence to facts. It's post-truth as critique rather than cynicism.
Example: "He wasn't denying climate change—he was asking why indigenous observations counted less than satellite data. The Theory of Valid Post-Truth explains this: not rejection of truth, but critique of whose truth counts."
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Example: "The community trusted their own observation over government statistics—not because they were anti-science, but because the government had lied to them for generations. Theory of Legit Post-Truth: skepticism as survival, not cynicism."
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"Getting (it) to post" is the earliest point you can say "it works" without adding "technically," or the first thing that you have to do before starting anything else. Often implies that hard work and/or kludges were—and will be—required.
Derived from the "POST screen" (Power On Self Test), where a computer checks if all its hardware is working after being turned on; the first milestone in building/fixing a computer is reaching this screen.
"Getting (it) to post" is the earliest point you can say "it works" without adding "technically," or the first thing that you have to do before starting anything else. Often implies that hard work and/or kludges were—and will be—required.
Derived from the "POST screen" (Power On Self Test), where a computer checks if all its hardware is working after being turned on; the first milestone in building/fixing a computer is reaching this screen.
"It took like four hours to get this piece of shit to post, but it's done."
"We can't even get to post without his say-so, and yet he's always late."
"Focus on getting it to post before making it look pretty."
"We can't even get to post without his say-so, and yet he's always late."
"Focus on getting it to post before making it look pretty."
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P1: "Hey dude, look at my first post."
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