Epistemological Metabiases

Second-order biases in how we think about knowing—meta-level distortions in our understanding of knowledge itself. Epistemological Metabiases include: believing that more reflection always improves knowledge; treating self-awareness as a cure for bias; assuming epistemological sophistication makes you less biased; using epistemology to police rather than to understand; ignoring that epistemologies are themselves situated. Epistemological Metabiases are the biases of the epistemologist—the ways thinking about knowledge can itself be distorted.

Epistemological Metabiases "I've studied epistemology, so I know how to avoid bias!" That's Epistemological Metabias—confusing knowledge about knowledge with freedom from knowing's limits. Studying bias doesn't eliminate it; it just gives you new ways to be biased about bias. The metabias is thinking epistemology makes you special."

by Dumu The Void March 1, 2026

Philosophy Metabiases

Second-order biases about philosophy—systematic distortions in how philosophy is practiced, taught, and valued. Philosophy Metabiases include: canon bias (studying the same dead white men); method bias (privileging analytic over continental); progress bias (assuming philosophy progresses like science); gatekeeping bias (deciding who counts as a philosopher); relevance bias (assuming philosophy must be technical to be serious). Philosophy Metabiases shape the discipline itself—what counts as philosophy, who gets to do it, and what it's for.

Philosophy Metabiases "Real philosophy is analytic philosophy." That's Philosophy Metabias—confusing one tradition with the whole discipline. Philosophy is a vast conversation across traditions, times, and cultures. The metabias is thinking your corner of philosophy is philosophy itself."

by Dumu The Void March 1, 2026

Philosophical Metabiases

Second-order biases in how we do philosophy—the assumptions we bring to philosophical inquiry that shape what questions seem important and what answers seem plausible. Philosophical Metabiases include: realism bias (assuming concepts map reality); rationalism bias (trusting reason over experience); individualism bias (focusing on individual knowers); presentism bias (judging past philosophers by current standards); technical bias (valuing technical sophistication over wisdom). Philosophical Metabiases are the invisible lenses through which philosophers see—and they determine what philosophers see and what they miss.

Philosophical Metabiases "He dismissed ancient philosophy as 'primitive.' That's Philosophical Metabias—presentism, judging the past by the present. The Greeks weren't primitive; they were asking different questions with different tools. The metabias is thinking your standards are universal, not historical. Philosophy without metabias would be conversation across time, not judgment of it."

by Dumu The Void March 1, 2026

Horny metal

A sub- genre of metal that is really sexaulized. This music can be either sexaulized within the lyrics or is a sub- genre of metal music you can boink someone to.

Example bands- Sleep token, Deaftones, Type O Negative and Nine inch nails

Chad- Hey dude did you listen to the new Sleep token album that shit slaps!
Michael- No dude I don’t listen to that stupid Horny metal.

by magicfrog21 November 10, 2024

Heavy Metal Dick

A douche wearing a leather jacket that says the safety is always off on his gun (even though he’s never shot anybody), drives a red corvette that only dicks drive while blasting the same song all the time, and tries to cut in line when you’re trying to buy smokes.

*Cyrus cuts Ricky in line*

Ricky: “Uh, I was here first there bud”

Cyrus: “obviously you don’t know who the fuck I am. Name’s Cyrus, and I don’t give a fuck who you are.”

Ricky: ”you better chill out there, heavy metal dick.

by Stan A. Veuf April 23, 2025

nu metal

literally the best thing ever

person 1: i love nu metal, its such a unique and elusive music genre!
person 2: ewwww but nu metal isnt REAL metal!!
person 1: joel get the fly swatter hes back again

by ryan400500 May 1, 2025

r/metalmemes

A subreddit filled with metal elitists that say sabaton or gloryhammer arent good bands or isnt even metal when they listen to some band called “Sacrificial blood cum of Satans Child while a satanic cult goes into a forest and do ritualistic sacrifices by making their vocal cords sound like the gates of hell themselves” with an unreadable logo which looks like a piss shit splatter on a burning fetus while their music sounds like a jammed chainsaw with a dudes head getting repeatedly beat while the singer is some dudes vocal cords getting burned using hot magma

Average r/metalmemes “elitist” (poser): hey what bands do you listen to?
Chad metal elitist: black sabbath and sabaton, wbu??
Average r/metalmemes poser: EWWWWWW WHY DONT YOU JUST LISTEN TO A BETTER BAND LIKE ASSWIPE OF SATANS PUSSY WITH BLOOD DRIPPING FROM HIS CORRIDOR

by my latest post isnt ragebait June 7, 2025