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lb:socjus [2025-07-19 13:08:28] – [Free & Open-Source Software Movements] ninjasrlb:socjus [2025-09-05 14:19:58] (current) – [What is it?] ninjasr
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 Chicago Press, 1983).’ according to their footnote.)) Chicago Press, 1983).’ according to their footnote.))
  
-**Social Justice**, or SocJus, is a collection of post-modernist ideologies and, like post-modernism, they call all comfortably be described as evil.+**Social Justice**, or SocJus, is a collection of post-modernist ideologies and, like post-modernism, they can all comfortably be described as evil.
  
 Now that I've scared away the casuals by explicitly calling it evil, let me explain what the purpose of this article is...//clarity//.\\ Now that I've scared away the casuals by explicitly calling it evil, let me explain what the purpose of this article is...//clarity//.\\
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   * **Alan Sokal** and his books //[[libth>27742|Fashionable Nonsense]]// and //[[libth>4128977|Beyond the Hoax]]//. Alan Sokal noticed the spread of Post-Modernism in Academia and then orchestrated the Sokal Affair as a means of exposing it. He's since remained highly critical of Post-Modernism.((:fn:>Ironically, I've seen Post-Modernists (bad video essayists) on YouTube praise Sokal for the affair.))   * **Alan Sokal** and his books //[[libth>27742|Fashionable Nonsense]]// and //[[libth>4128977|Beyond the Hoax]]//. Alan Sokal noticed the spread of Post-Modernism in Academia and then orchestrated the Sokal Affair as a means of exposing it. He's since remained highly critical of Post-Modernism.((:fn:>Ironically, I've seen Post-Modernists (bad video essayists) on YouTube praise Sokal for the affair.))
   * **John McWorther** and his book //[[libth>26764956|Woke Racism]]//. His book is hyper-focused on Critical Race Theory, though I believe he exposes Post-Modern/SocJus tactics/beliefs in general.   * **John McWorther** and his book //[[libth>26764956|Woke Racism]]//. His book is hyper-focused on Critical Race Theory, though I believe he exposes Post-Modern/SocJus tactics/beliefs in general.
 +  * **Thorsten Renk** and his essay //[[http://www.science-and-fiction.org/essays/postmodern_philosophy.html|Comments on Postmodern Philosophy]]//. I haven't read the essay but I more-or-less know what it's about. Thorsten further describes himself (in other parts of his website) as opposed to Post-Modernism.
   * **Thomas Sowell** and the main work concerned with this is //[[libth>7982|The Vision of the Anointed]]//. I don't think he specifically attributes it to Post-Modernism, but it's notable because the tactics seem the same.   * **Thomas Sowell** and the main work concerned with this is //[[libth>7982|The Vision of the Anointed]]//. I don't think he specifically attributes it to Post-Modernism, but it's notable because the tactics seem the same.
 +    * I've checked and other books that may be notable (I've not read them) are [[libth>29477936|Social Justice Fallacies]] and [[libth>13691906|Intellectuals and Race]]. Though many of his works are relevant in some form – at least from my limited understanding.
 ==== Social Justice Versus social justice ==== ==== Social Justice Versus social justice ====
 Generally, the ideology is referred to as ‘Social Justice’, which follows the pattern of Post-Modernists being self-aggrandizing. This term should not be confused with ‘social justice’ – notice the lack of capitalization.\\ Generally, the ideology is referred to as ‘Social Justice’, which follows the pattern of Post-Modernists being self-aggrandizing. This term should not be confused with ‘social justice’ – notice the lack of capitalization.\\
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     * Used by: Mentis Wave (IIRC)     * Used by: Mentis Wave (IIRC)
     * Why: Cultural Marxism is the use of marxism to critique/analyze culture, which is similar to what Post-Modernism and SocJus do, so it's easy to confuse the two.     * Why: Cultural Marxism is the use of marxism to critique/analyze culture, which is similar to what Post-Modernism and SocJus do, so it's easy to confuse the two.
 +  * Globalism
 +    * Used by: Alex Jones (and others)
 +    * Why: SocJus is basically the same thing except that there isn't really a grand conspiracy. Their beliefs just happen to support ideas and strategies that line up with globalism as a concept.
   * Leftism   * Leftism
     * Used by: Themselves, right-wingers, Whatifalthist, Ubersoy, Carl Benjamin (Sargon of Akkad)     * Used by: Themselves, right-wingers, Whatifalthist, Ubersoy, Carl Benjamin (Sargon of Akkad)
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 ===== Description ===== ===== Description =====
 ==== A very brief history ==== ==== A very brief history ====
-As an ideology/philosophy, Post-Modernism originated in France among French Neo-Marxists who were very bitter and cynical about society. Thus they created the //most// cynical and evil ideology.+The following is //very// brief, //extremely// condensed and //simplified//. This is because I don't think knowing the history is super necessary for understanding the ideology.\\ 
 +The information I'm presenting here is mostly just repeating the history from //[[libth>24335173|Cynical Theories]]// and //[[libth>19087011|A Generation of Sociopaths]]//. More from the former than the latter. If you want a better and more detailed history, I recommend reading //[[libth>24335173|Cynical Theories]]//. Albeit, it's presented in a somewhat convoluted fashion.
  
-From France, it spread to the rest of the West primarily via Academia. Academia ended up as the ‘vanguard’ of Post-Modernism in a sense and this is why it is dominated by Post-Modern thinking.\\ +Post-Modernism originated in France among French Neo-Marxists who were very bitter and cynical about society. Thus they created the //most// cynical ideology.
-This infiltration occurred during the 1950s-1960s, if I recall correctly, which is also when it entered America specifically.+
  
-Post-Modernism attached itself to Boomers via Academia and, from there, started spreading to the rest of society. Though it wasn't that noticeable until the mid-late 90s, which is when it started to get //really// prominent. This is where Alan Sokal noticed and tried to expose it.\\ +From France, it spread to the rest of the West primarily via Academia.\\ 
-I think this is also when ‘Social Justice’ actually formed as an ideology, though the constituent parts can be traced back to the 60s.+Academia ended up as the ‘vanguard’ of Post-Modernism in a sense and this is why it is dominated by Post-Modern thinking in the present.\\ 
 +The infiltration into Academia occurred during the 1950s and 1960s, with it becoming prominent in American Academia in the 1960s.((:fn:>This date is an estimate based off of the information from //[[libth>24335173|Cynical Theories]]// and //[[libth>19087011|A Generation of Sociopaths]]//. What's important to note is that the ‘Hippie’ movement in the United States – and all derivative/sister movements – was post-modernist, which is why I'm singling out the 60s.))
  
-The ideology became practically mainstream in the late 2000s resulting in complete dominance in the 2010s. This is also where the first major popular backlash against it occurred in the form of GamerGate.((:fn:>GamerGate is also a complicated subject that I'm choosing to ignore. Nameless Rumia has the most neutral [[https://namelessrumia.heliohost.org/w/doku.php?id=gamergate|article]] on the it.)) This is also the reason why some people believe all this nonsense started with GamerGate: it didn't, GamerGate just made it visible.+Post-Modernism attached itself to Boomers via Academia and, from there, started spreading to the rest of society. Though it wasn't that noticeable until the mid-late 90s, which is when it started to get //really// prominent.((:fn:>Though you can still see Post-Modernism's influence in pop culture as far back as the early 70s – like in //The Amazing Spider-Man//.)) This is where Alan Sokal noticed and tried to expose it.\\ 
 +I think((:fn:>Where it definitively began is up for debate.)) this is also when ‘Social Justice’ actually formed as an ideology, though the constituent parts can be traced back to the 60s.
  
-GamerGate didn't really lead to an overall dismantling of Post-Modernism/SocJus, though it did cement gamers as the enemy. The early 2020s was when the cracks really started to form because, by this point, a lot more people became aware of ‘wokeism’ via pattern-recognition...and then started wholesale rejecting it.+The ideology became practically mainstream in the late 2000s resulting in complete dominance in the 2010s. This is also where the first major popular backlash against it occurred in the form of GamerGate.((:fn:>GamerGate is also a complicated subject that I'm choosing to ignore. Nameless Rumia has the most neutral [[https://namelessrumia.heliohost.org/w/doku.php?id=gamergate|article]] on it.)) This is also the reason why some people believe all this nonsense started with GamerGate; it didn't, GamerGate just made it visible. 
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 +GamerGate didn't really lead to an overall dismantling of Post-Modernism/SocJus, though it did cement gamers as //the// enemy of Social Justice(tm). The early 2020s was when the cracks really started to form because, by this point, a lot more people became aware of ‘wokeism’ via pattern-recognition...and then started wholesale rejecting it.
  
 Currently, in 2025, SocJus is on the decline but remains quite influential. Post-Modernism itself seems to be partially but not fully affected. Hence the need for an article like this. Currently, in 2025, SocJus is on the decline but remains quite influential. Post-Modernism itself seems to be partially but not fully affected. Hence the need for an article like this.
 +==== What is it? =====
 +**Note:** I discovered that I actually did a bad job of explaining what post-modernism is which is obviously a grave error. I'll fix this issue at some point, hopefully in the near future.
  
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-This brief history is //very// brief, //extremely// condensed and //simplified// because I don't think it's super necessary for understanding the ideology. If you want a more detailed (and somewhat convoluted) explanation of the history, just read //[[libth>24335173|Cynical Theories]]//. 
- 
-==== What is it? ===== 
 SocJus is a Post-Modern ideology. I should note that I previously made the error of assuming it //was// Post-Modernism, which I realized was an error because there are //other// Post-Modern ideologies. But let's ignore those for now.\\ SocJus is a Post-Modern ideology. I should note that I previously made the error of assuming it //was// Post-Modernism, which I realized was an error because there are //other// Post-Modern ideologies. But let's ignore those for now.\\
 That said, SocJus is //probably// the purest Post-Modern ideology due to it being the closest to its originating roots. Plus it's the most radical. That said, SocJus is //probably// the purest Post-Modern ideology due to it being the closest to its originating roots. Plus it's the most radical.
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 A very small list of corporations they're fine with would be IBM, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems (when they still existed), Apple, Oracle and many more I can’t think of. A lot of these are at times much much worse than Microsoft, yet they don't care: because //Microsoft is the enemy//, not //Oracle//. A very small list of corporations they're fine with would be IBM, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems (when they still existed), Apple, Oracle and many more I can’t think of. A lot of these are at times much much worse than Microsoft, yet they don't care: because //Microsoft is the enemy//, not //Oracle//.
  
-And like any other Post-Modern ideology, they have the same blindspots. They don't realize that “Embrace, Extend, Extinguish” is a far better description of GNU and Linux's approach to competition than it does Microsoft.\\+And like any other Post-Modern ideology, they have the same blindspots. They don't realize that “Embrace, Extend, Extinguish” is a far better description of GNU and Linux's approach to competition than it does Microsoft's.\\
 The GNU Project was explicitly founded to clone proprietary software, then promote their use over proprietary software with the explicit goal of becoming the standard to kill proprietary software. How this is seen as ethical is beyond me, but Post-Modernists are not exactly rational thinkers.\\ The GNU Project was explicitly founded to clone proprietary software, then promote their use over proprietary software with the explicit goal of becoming the standard to kill proprietary software. How this is seen as ethical is beyond me, but Post-Modernists are not exactly rational thinkers.\\
 Linux has a similar approach, though it could be argued it's accidental rather than intentional like in the case of the GNU. Linux has a similar approach, though it could be argued it's accidental rather than intentional like in the case of the GNU.
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 Something else that's important to note is that the Free Software Movement //cannot// and //will not// support the abolition of copyright. On the surface this is strange and a little contradictory, but it makes sense once you realize...the truth.\\ Something else that's important to note is that the Free Software Movement //cannot// and //will not// support the abolition of copyright. On the surface this is strange and a little contradictory, but it makes sense once you realize...the truth.\\
 Both movements enforce Open-Source via their //software licenses// which dictate what can and can’t be done with their code. Without the license, there's no way to make sure that any fork of a project remains open-source (which is what they want).\\ Both movements enforce Open-Source via their //software licenses// which dictate what can and can’t be done with their code. Without the license, there's no way to make sure that any fork of a project remains open-source (which is what they want).\\
-Those software licenses are //copyright licenses// and, thus, //copyright// is a tool they sue to enforce open-source.+Those software licenses are //copyright licenses// and, thus, //copyright// is a tool they use to enforce open-source.
  
 This is why they're always quiet when the topic of abolishing copyright comes up: their movements would immediately disintegrate. This is why they're always quiet when the topic of abolishing copyright comes up: their movements would immediately disintegrate.
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 I want to write a dedicated article about [[lb:New Atheism]] at some point, so I'll try to keep this brief. I'll also note that this is one of the ideologies I disliked //before// realizing they were Post-Modernist. I want to write a dedicated article about [[lb:New Atheism]] at some point, so I'll try to keep this brief. I'll also note that this is one of the ideologies I disliked //before// realizing they were Post-Modernist.
  
-New Atheists clearly exemplify all the behaviors of a Post-Modern ideology and I felt a little embarrassed once I realized this. Their position is inherently irrational((:fn:>The idea that capital-G God doesn't exist and if he did we should reject him. In addition, they believe that religion has no positive effects.)) and they're selective about facts.\\+New Atheists clearly exemplify all the behaviors of a Post-Modern ideology and I felt a little embarrassed once I realized this. Their position is inherently irrational((:fn:>The idea that capital-G God doesn't exist (I'll note I'm not a Christian or follow an Abrahamic faith – my point here is that the most rational position to take is that you //don't know//, not that God //doesn't exist//) and if he did we should reject him. In addition, they believe that religion has no positive effects.)) and they're selective about facts.\\
 Plus, like many Post-modern ideologies, they tend to single out one entity as the main threat – Christianity – and mostly ignore other religions. Plus, like many Post-modern ideologies, they tend to single out one entity as the main threat – Christianity – and mostly ignore other religions.
  
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 ThePirateBay is itself a big rabbit-hole of “what the Hell’ if you bother to look into it...but just keep in mind that the statement “they flirt with Post-Modernism” isn't even the tip of the iceberg. If you're curious, look into Piratbyrån, Telecomix and Kopimi. All of those //really// explain what I mean. ThePirateBay is itself a big rabbit-hole of “what the Hell’ if you bother to look into it...but just keep in mind that the statement “they flirt with Post-Modernism” isn't even the tip of the iceberg. If you're curious, look into Piratbyrån, Telecomix and Kopimi. All of those //really// explain what I mean.
  
-Ironically, one of the other big representatives of this particular ideology is probably Mutahar, who is otherwise anti-SocJus. It's just really ironic that he doesn't realize his ideology is Post-Modern. And he also demonstrates Post-Modern-style hypocrisy like the situation surrounding the Switch 2.+Ironically, one of the other big representatives of this particular ideology is probably Mutahar,((:fn:>I had forgotten about him, but **Modern Vintage Gamer** is also a major representative of this ideology. In fact, I think I first identified it with him.)) who is otherwise anti-SocJus. It's just really ironic that he doesn't realize his ideology is Post-Modern. And he also demonstrates Post-Modern-style hypocrisy like the situation surrounding the Switch 2.
 ==== TERFs ==== ==== TERFs ====
 **Trans-Exclusionary Raidcal Feminists** or TERFs are a //very// interesting example and I hope to convince you why. **Trans-Exclusionary Raidcal Feminists** or TERFs are a //very// interesting example and I hope to convince you why.
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 As far as I know, the following ideas are tied to SocJus/Post-Modern thought in storytelling: As far as I know, the following ideas are tied to SocJus/Post-Modern thought in storytelling:
-  * [[lb:damsel.in.distress]] being universally negative.+  * [[lb:damsel.in.distress]] being universally perceived as negative.
   * [[lb:manic pixie dream girl|Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]. I believe the term originated with them and is considered universally negative.   * [[lb:manic pixie dream girl|Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]. I believe the term originated with them and is considered universally negative.
   * [[lb:ludo-narrative.dissonance]]: coined by Games Journalists, probably the pre-eminent example of being ideologically compromised.   * [[lb:ludo-narrative.dissonance]]: coined by Games Journalists, probably the pre-eminent example of being ideologically compromised.
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