Post #2121857
2026-04-13 12:10 UTC
Flat-earthers' philosophy has its roots in the rejection of others' observations as normative; a thing must be observed by the self, directly, or it is not substantive. As such, all arguments made by someone other than oneself can be rejected as not directly observed by oneself.
This effectively becomes Not-Invented-Here syndrome as applied to epistemology.
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@whitemice@mastodon.social 2026-04-13 12:13
@mikemol If you've ever worked with one you learn to appreciate others who can understand this; the people who do not understand that make the situation exhausting.