Critique: Older works often feel deep due to philosophy/history but lack specification
RexDouglass · x · 2026-08-20
The author critiques that many people are drawn to older works because they stem from philosophy or history, giving an illusion of depth. In reality, these works are often profoundly underspecified—they don't know what they don't know and aren't about to pin it down. The author adds that in some fields, one could burn decades of social science literature and be no worse for it.
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