Definitely agreed. That said failure to play the identity politics game is an automatic loss. Unfortunately we’ve all been forced to participate whether we like it or not.
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White heritages are real and should be recognized and embraced has much as anyone else’s. Lots of folks in this country would be psychologically better off if they had a better relationship with their heritage beyond whatever lame homogenized and McDonaldized version America feeds them…
Idk, I think being on the recieving end of these rather constant social attacks makes us stronger & more aware of who we really are, while the rest become soft & actually completely lose who they are without the context & support of their social group. It's like an anti-fragility thing. I don't think playing the collectivist game really makes us stronger.
I think tools for better coordination are critically important (bitcoin, nostr, keet, etc) & the others mostly just trade genuine coordination for mindless following & group think. One is empowering & the other is disempowering. You can be destructive with mindless collectivism & that can appear powerful in a way, but it really isn't. Real power is productive.
True at an individual level. At a societal level impossible not to play the game.
So what does that look like?
To put it bluntly it means the winning cultural identity will be dominant over others.
But culture follows the successful. That's why the current culture is shit, because fiat success is devoid of merit. Bitcoin solves the cultural problem almost by itself, it just takes time.
I’m not sure culture follows the successful. Look at Asian American families. They outcompete almost everyone by placing a strong focus on family and education and yet their success is not replicated by other American demographics.
That 2 people had sex and I was the result is just nothing I ever took pride in. It’s kind of like being 7’ tall, young, healthy and being able to slam a basketball. That’s just winning the genetic lottery.
[ I’m 5’5”, so perhaps I’m just jealous :) ]
I have no idea of the genetic makeup of my heritage other than we look white and the last name is Thornton; so I assume we came from the UK - though I really don’t care.
I’m also the oldest of 5. The middle sibling was adopted from S. Korea. For most of my life she has been my favorite and I’ve always considered her just as much of a “real” sibling as my Caucasian biological siblings.
I just kind of hate the division and the tribal aspect of a lot of this.