One key takeaway from The Twitter Files is what I call THE MIDWIT MIRE: the time consuming slog of supposed “reasonable” “procedure” & “dialogue” resulting in the supposed “moderation” of “compromise” that inevitably concludes with the victory of radical ideologies. I’ll explain: twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Not as if Twitter simply did whatever the feds wanted. In fact, they did put up some resistance. Many different kinds of people involved, but a lot of typical elite-jobbed people like Yoel Roth, etc. consider themselves objective and moderate, with an eye to organized processes.
This is similar in a certain elite college admin type, many younger c-suite types who come out of those schools, etc., etc.
When conflict arises, they see “both sides”. They will “dialogue” and quickly set up a supposed rational process to find and achieve “shared goals”…
When conflict arises, they see “both sides”. They will “dialogue” and quickly set up a supposed rational process to find and achieve “shared goals”…
Everyone sees the activist types who are just outright radicals without apology. But I want to emphasize this: that’s *not* who I’m talking about.
You need to realize the elite midwit (either by nature or training) actually believes in their objectivity & process over principle
You need to realize the elite midwit (either by nature or training) actually believes in their objectivity & process over principle
These are people who talk a good & seemingly reasonable game that studiously, rigorously obscures & avoids underlying issues of principle and purpose. They have been trained to think this way and move up the ladder in polite company by means of this way of “thought” and action.
So you get what we have here: yes, higher-ups at Twitter resist some government interference, and set up rules and processes and meetings about content moderation. Loads of bureaucratic dialogue. They can claim reasonable compromise, but we all know what the net actual outcome is
The Midwit Mire leads inexorably to radical change & significant shifts towards woke tyranny under cover of the supposed reasonableness & competency under cover of the right camouflaged words & processes. The radicals know it’s all camouflage but many credentialed midwits do not.
The right answer on the part of countless corporate execs, college presidents, and Twitter to the feds and radicals over the past years was and is: “Eff Off.”
No “compromise”
No “dialogue”
No “process”
No “moderation”
No “reasonableness”
Just Say “No”
No “compromise”
No “dialogue”
No “process”
No “moderation”
No “reasonableness”
Just Say “No”
Instead, either b/c they are ideologically aligned w/the wokeness or—and this is my point—they are blinded by a kind of objective competence & way of thought & action that obscures underlying issues & is geared towards going along within a system rather than actually leading it…
Instead of saying no to madness, people in elite positions create the conditions for THE MIDWIT MIRE. In the ensuing fog they always end up going along w/woke radicals while pretending or truly thinking they acted in a prudent manner as certified by “The Experts” & “The Science”.
People outside miseducated midwit mode don’t even have to think about any of this very hard: if you are focused on a clear mission and need to obtain results you reject all this crap and there is no mire. You simply fight it off with a clear vision of the reality of the situation
The Midwit Mire is the gray zone that has enabled the takeover of America by centralized power & radical ideology. The Midwit Mire normalizes this shift & gives it cover. And it’s time to step out of it. It can and must be avoided with clarity, courage, and confidence of vision.
That’s today’s TED talk. Thanks for listening. Will talk about it more here:
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