The Archivist
20 January 2026 · 19:44 UTC

The normalisation of the ridiculous is one of the clearest ways to see that societies run via social…

The normalisation of the ridiculous is one of the clearest ways to see that societies run via social conformity (status), not knowledge. For example the idea of ‘living with’ pandemics, clearly ludicrous but now accepted common sense. Another is the ‘range’ of vehicles. The…

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